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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count. She grew into a woman whoe math skills helped send people into space. Her work at NASA was critical to the first space flights. Her successes inspire young people to enjoy math and science."--Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Lyrical text describes Harriet Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her North to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of slavery. This is a moving portrait of one of the most inspiring figures of the Underground Railroad--a woman who would take 19 subsequent trips back South without being caught.
Describes Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her north to freedom on...
3) Annie Easley
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Annie Easley didn't plan to become a computer, but she needed a job, and she was good at math. Her work at NASA helped send rockets into space. She lived a life of learning and helping others. Her story inspires all young people to enjoy science and math." --
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Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Introduces the life and accomplishments of the first African American first lady.
"During a special Girl Scouts trip, Darlene gets to camp out on the front lawn of the White House! But will she find the courage to show Michelle Obama her knot-tying skills?"--Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Elizabeth Cotten was only a little girl when she picked up a guitar for the first time. It wasn't hers (it was her big brother's), and it wasn't strung right for her (she was left-handed). But she flipped that guitar upside down and backwards and taught herself how to play it anyway. By age eleven, she'd written "Freight Train," one of the most famous folk songs of the twentieth century. And by the end of her life, people everywhere from the sunny...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Ever since she was young, Rebecca wanted to help people feel better, even before people knew much about modern medicine. She would not let anyone stop her from becoming the first African American woman doctor in the United States. She even wrote a book so that others could learn too.
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Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Considered the fastest woman of all time, Florence Griffith Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo, set two world records in 1988 that still stand today. But getting there wasn't easy, and Flo-Jo had to overcome many challenges along the way. She succeeded in achieving her dreams, and inspired creative self-expression and a new generation of athletes as she did." -- inside front jacket flap.
"A chapter book biography of Florence Griffith Joyner, part of...
11) Mae Jemison
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A biography of Mae Jemison, the first female African-American astronaut.--
18) Mae Jemison
Author
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs present the life of Mae Jemison and how she became the first African American woman astronaut.
20) Harriet Tubman
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"How much do you know about Harriet Tubman? Find out the facts you need to know about this conductor on the Underground Railroad. You'll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American."--
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