Hidden figures : the true story of four black women and the space race
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Conkling, Winifred, author.
Freeman, Laura (Illustrator), illustrator.
Shetterly, Margot Lee Hidden figures.
Freeman, Laura (Illustrator), illustrator.
Shetterly, Margot Lee Hidden figures.
Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Status
Waterloo Public Library - Youth Easy Nonfiction - 1st Floor
EASY 510.925 SHE
1 available
EASY 510.925 SHE
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Public Library - Youth Easy Nonfiction - 1st Floor | EASY 510.925 SHE | On Shelf |
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Falls Public Library - Youth Nonfiction Books - 1st Floor | J 510.92 SHE | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American mathematicians -- Juvenile literature.
African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Darden, Christine M. -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Jackson, Mary, -- 1921-2005 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Johnson, Katherine G. -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Space race -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Juvenile literature.
Vaughan, Dorothy, -- 1910-2008 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians -- Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American mathematicians -- Juvenile literature.
African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Darden, Christine M. -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Jackson, Mary, -- 1921-2005 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Johnson, Katherine G. -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Space race -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Juvenile literature.
Vaughan, Dorothy, -- 1910-2008 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians -- Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Bisac Subjects
OCLC Fast Subjects
Local Subjects
Other Subjects
African American mathematicians.
African American women.
African Americans -- Biography.
Mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Mathematicians.
Space race.
United States -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Biography.
United States -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography.
Women mathematicians.
African American women.
African Americans -- Biography.
Mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Mathematicians.
Space race.
United States -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Biography.
United States -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography.
Women mathematicians.
More Details
Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 5.8, 1 Points
Level 5.8, 1 Points
Notes
Description
Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them despite their groundbreaking successes. Includes biographies on Dorothy Jackson Vaughan (1910-2008), Mary Winston Jackson (1921-2005), Katherine Colman Goble Johnson (1918-), Dr. Christine Mann Darden (1942-).
Target Audience
Ages 4-8.
Local note
B&T Diversity Analysis 2022 : Kirkus, B&T, LCSH, BISAC.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Shetterly, M. L., Conkling, W., & Freeman, L. (. (2018). Hidden figures: the true story of four black women and the space race (First edition.). Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shetterly, Margot Lee, Winifred, Conkling and Laura (Illustrator), Freeman. 2018. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shetterly, Margot Lee, Winifred, Conkling and Laura (Illustrator), Freeman. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Shetterly, Margot Lee, Winifred Conkling, and Laura (Illustrator) Freeman. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race First edition., Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.
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