Hidden Figures The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

Name: Hidden Figures The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
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ISBN: 9780062742469

ISBN-10: 0062742469

ISBN-13: 9780062742469

Edition: 2018

Authors: Margot Lee Shetterly, Laura Freeman

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Based on the New York Times bestselling novel and Young Readers' Edition, and the Academy Award-nominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and illustrator Laura Freeman bring the incredibly inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space to our youngest readers! Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really good. They participated in some of NASA's greatest successes, like providing the calculations for America's first journeys into space. And they did so during a time when being black and a woman limited what they could do. But they worked hard. They persisted. And they used their genius minds to change…

Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2018
Publisher: HarperCollins Canada, Limited
Publication date: 1/16/2018
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 40
Size: 9.29" wide x 11.38" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English

Christopher Farnsworth is a journalist, a screenwriter, and the author of the President's Vampire trilogy. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughters.

Laura Freeman has illustrated several books for young readers. Her artwork has also appeared in publications such as the The New York Times and New York magazine. Laura grew up in New York City, and now lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and two children. To learn more, please visit www.lfreemanart.com.