Margaret and the Moon : how Margaret Hamilton saved the first lunar landing
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Author
Robbins, Dean, 1957-
Contributors
Knisley, Lucy, illustrator.
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2017].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Status
On Shelf
Southside - Children's Picture Books
629.454 Rob
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2017].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 3.7, 1 Points
Lexile measure
630

Notes

Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Introduces the woman mathematician whose childhood love of numbers led to her prestigious education and contributions at NASA while explaining how her handwritten codes proved essential throughout numerous space missions.
Target Audience
630L,Lexile
Target Audience
Decoding demand: 94 (very high),Semantic demand: 96 (very high),Syntactic demand: 81 (very high),Structure demand: 86 (very high),Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,3.7,0.5,189739.

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LC Subjects
Biographies.
Computer programmers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Computer software developers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Hamilton, Margaret Heafield, -- 1936- -- Juvenile literature.
Moon -- Juvenile literature.
Project Apollo (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Scientists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women scientists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Other Subjects
Computer programmers.
Computer software developers.
Hamilton, Margaret Heafield, -- 1936-
Moon.
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Scientists.
Women scientists.