Katherine Johnson
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Author
Feldman, Thea,
Contributors
Petersen, Alyssa, illustrator.
Published
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2017.
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
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On Order
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LC Subjects
African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Johnson, Katherine G. -- Juvenile literature.
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.
Bisac Subjects
Juvenile Nonfiction -- Biography & Autobiography -- Women.
Juvenile Nonfiction -- Reader -- Beginner.
Juvenile Nonfiction -- Technology -- Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science.
OCLC Fast Subjects
African American women.
African Americans.
Biographies.
Johnson, Katherine G.
Juvenile works.
Literature.
Mathematicians.
Physicists.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Women mathematicians.
Women physicists.
Women.
Other Subjects
African American women -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography.
Biographies.
collective biographies.
Femmes -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Littérature.
Mathematicians -- Biography.
Mathématiciennes -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Mathématiciens -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Noires américaines -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Noirs américains -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Nonfiction.
Physiciennes -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Physicists -- Biography.
Readers (Primary)
Readers.
Women -- Biography.
Women mathematicians -- Biography.
Women physicists -- Biography.

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Published
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2017.
Format
Book
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 5.5, 1 Points

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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.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,5.5,0.5,191757.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Feldman, T., & Petersen, A. (2017). Katherine Johnson (Simon Spotlight edition.). Simon Spotlight.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Feldman, Thea and Alyssa, Petersen. 2017. Katherine Johnson. Simon Spotlight.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Feldman, Thea and Alyssa, Petersen. Katherine Johnson Simon Spotlight, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Feldman, Thea,, and Alyssa Petersen. Katherine Johnson Simon Spotlight edition., Simon Spotlight, 2017.

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