Katherine Johnson
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Petersen, Alyssa, illustrator.
Published
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2017.
Format
Book
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
ISBN
9781643108834, 9781534403413, 1534403418, 9781534403406, 153440340X
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Cranston Central - Children's
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| Auburn - Children's | J ER B JOH | On Shelf |
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| Central Falls (Adams Memorial) - Children's | J BIO Joh | On Shelf | |
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| Harmony - Children's | jE ER 92 JOH | On Shelf | |
| Lincoln - Children's | ER jBio JOHN | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2017.
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781643108834, 9781534403413, 1534403418, 9781534403406, 153440340X
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 5.5, 1 Points
Level 5.5, 1 Points
Notes
General Note
At head of title: You should meet.
Description
Meet Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician who worked at NASA in the early 1950s until retiring in 1986. Katherine's unparalleled calculations (done by hand) helped plan the trajectories for NASA's Mercury and Apollo missions (including the Apollo 11 moon landing). She is said to be one of the greatest American minds of all time.
Target Audience
Age 6-8.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Johnson, Katherine G. -- Juvenile literature.
Mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Physicists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women physicists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Johnson, Katherine G. -- Juvenile literature.
Mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Physicists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women physicists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Feldman, T., & Petersen, A. (2017). Katherine Johnson (Simon Spotlight edition.). Simon Spotlight.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Feldman, Thea and Alyssa, Petersen. 2017. Katherine Johnson. Simon Spotlight.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Feldman, Thea and Alyssa, Petersen. Katherine Johnson Simon Spotlight, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Feldman, Thea,, and Alyssa Petersen. Katherine Johnson Simon Spotlight edition., Simon Spotlight, 2017.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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