Katherine Johnson
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Petersen, Alyssa, illustrator.
Published
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2017.
Format
Book
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Status
Oliver La Farge - Children's Easy Readers
BIO JOHNSON, K
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BIO JOHNSON, K
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| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver La Farge - Children's Easy Readers | BIO JOHNSON, K | On Shelf | |
| Southside - Children's Easy Readers | BIO JOHNSON, K | Checked Out | April 27, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2017.
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 5.5, 1 Points
Level 5.5, 1 Points
Lexile measure
910
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.
Target Audience
910L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,5.5,0.5,191757.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Johnson, Katherine G.
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.
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.