This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, who lived through the Civil Rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country. It brings to light the story of four African American women mathematicians who worked on the teams. Its the powerful story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program. Parents need to know that Hidden Figures Young Readers Edition, by Margot Lee Shetterly, is a kids version of the best-selling book for adults that inspired the Oscar-nominated film of the same name. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner.īefore John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. This edition of Margot Lee Shetterlys acclaimed book is perfect for young readers. Now a major motion picture starring Taraji P. It is the powerful story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program. This edition of Margot Lee Shetterly’s acclaimed book is perfect for young readers.

This is the amazing true story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program. The uplifting, amazing true story-a New York Times bestseller New York Times bestselling author Margot Lee Shetterlys book is now available in a new edition perfect for young readers. Gr 5-12: This nonfiction young readers edition of the bestselling book tells the story of flight research from the 40s to the 60s and the computers that.

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