Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

Type

Book

Authors

Shetterly, Margot Lee

Freeman, Laura

ISBN 10

0062742469

ISBN 13

9780062742469

Tags

biography, collection, media tie-ins, science, African American, women, African American women, race relation, racism, sexism, space programs, space, NASA, united states, Mathematicians, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, juvenile non-fiction, Amelia Bloomer Lists, Coretta Scott King Award

Abstract

A lavishly illustrated picture book adaptation of the inspiring story of the four brilliant mathematicians who were pivotal to the success of America's space program, written by one of their associates, describes how they overcame the harsh limitations imposed on black women in the segregated 1960s.

Description

Grade Level: 1-2
Age Range: 0-8 ages

Biblio Notes

Notes from Brandy Crowley for Katherine K. White Grant:
Possible Math Topics - General
Cultural Connection - Black Female Mathematicians

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