Description
| Product ID: | 9781529005615 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Title: | Counting on Katherine |
| Subtitle: | How Katherine Johnson Put Astronauts on the Moon |
| Authors: | Author: Helaine Becker, Dow Phumiruk |
| Page Count: | 40 |
| Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Space, stars and the solar system, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Space (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: racism & multiculturalism (Children's / Teenage), c 1960 to c 1970 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The bold story of Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who worked for NASA during the space race and was depicted in the film Hidden Figures. <p><b>Meet Katherine Johnson, the mathematical genius who helped make the historic Apollo 11 moon landings possible and made sure that Apollo 13 returned home safely when the mission was in critical danger. </b><b><i>Counting on Katherine</i> is a beautiful illustrated biography, sure to inspire young readers.</b><br><br><b>Winner of the information book category of the UKLA Book Awards.</b><br><br>As a child, Katherine loved to count. She counted the steps on the road, the number of dishes and spoons she washed in the kitchen sink, everything! Boundless, curious, and excited by calculations, young Katherine longed to know as much as she could about maths, about the universe . . .<br><br>Helaine Becker interviewed Katherine and her family for this authorized biography. From Katherine's early beginnings as a gifted student to her heroic accomplishments as a prominent mathematician at NASA, this is the true story of a groundbreaking African-American woman who went above and beyond what was expected of her in the 1960s, saving lives and making enormous contributions to history.<br><br>Featuring Dow Phumiruk's gorgeous full-colour illustrations throughout.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Macmillan Children's Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-04-15 |
