Description
Product ID: | 9780241375440 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Extraordinary Lives |
Title: | The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Johnson |
Authors: | Author: Devika Jina, Maggie Cole |
Page Count: | 128 |
Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Space, stars and the solar system, Space (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 7 years |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Katherine Johnson was:A trailblazerA mathematician for NASAAn inspirationIn 1969 history was made when the first humans stepped on the moon. Back on earth, one woman was running the numbers that ensured they got there and back in one piece. As a child, Katherine Johnson loved maths. She went on to be one of the most important people in the history of space travel. Discover her incredible life story in this beautifully illustrated book complete with narrative biography, timelines and facts. Explore other extraordinary lives:The Extraordinary Life of Stephen HawkingThe Extraordinary Life of Michelle ObamaThe Extraordinary Life of Anne FrankThe Extraordinary Life of Mahatma GandhiThe Extraordinary Life of Rosa ParksThe Extraordinary Life of Serena WilliamsThe Extraordinary Life of Nelson Mandela Katherine Johnson was: |
Imprint Name: | Puffin |
Publisher Name: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2019-06-06 |