Book
Reaching for the Moon : the autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson
Record details
- ISBN: 1534440844
- ISBN: 9781534440845
- ISBN: 1534440836
- ISBN: 9781534440838
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Physical Description:
248 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| Summary, etc.: | "As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped ahead several grades and was soon studying complex equations with the support of a professor who saw great promise in her. But ability and opportunity did not always go hand in hand. As an African American and a girl growing up in an era of brutal racism and sexism, Katherine faced daily challenges. Still, she lived her life with her father's words in mind: "You are no better than anyone else, and nobody else is better than you." In the early 1950s, Katherine was thrilled to join the organization that would become NASA. She worked on many of NASA's biggest projects including the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first men on the moon. Katherine Johnson's story was made famous in the bestselling book and Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures. Now she tells her own story for the first time, in a lively autobiography that will inspire young readers everywhere"-- |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 8-12. Grades 4 to 6. |
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| Genre: | Autobiographies. |
Available copies
- 14 of 15 copies available at Bibliomation.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Easton Public Library. (Show preferred library)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 15 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Easton Public Library | J BIO Johnson, K. JOHNSON, K. (Text) | 37777124948738 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
| Derby Neck Library | J-B JOHNSON (Text)
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34046155824413 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
| Dr. Helen Baldwin Middle School | 92 JOH (Text) | 30786000762516 | Biography | Available | - |
| Dr. Helen Baldwin Middle School | 92 JOH (Text) | 30786011587431 | Biography | Available | - |
| Kent Memorial Library - Suffield | J 92 JOHNSON (Text) | 32518145398635 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Newfield Branch - Bridgeport | jB JOHNSON KATHERINE (Text) | 34000147853071 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
| Norfolk Library | J BIO JOH (Text) | 36058140481082 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
| North Branch - Bridgeport | jB JOHNSON KATHERINE (Text) | 34000147839104 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
| Ridgefield Library | PEOPLE Scientists Johnson (Text) | 34010144755518 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Salem Free Public Library | JB JOHNSON (Text) | 33640143752347 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
