Katherine Johnson, by Ebony Joy Wilkins ; illustrated by Charlotte Ager
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Katherine Johnson, by Ebony Joy Wilkins ; illustrated by Charlotte Ager
Language
eng
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non fiction
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Katherine Johnson
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by Ebony Joy Wilkins ; illustrated by Charlotte Ager
Summary
In this biography, discover the inspiring story of Katherine Johnson, famed NASA mathematician and one of the subjects of the award-winning 2016 film Hidden Figures. It was an incredible accomplishment when the United States first put a person on the Moon - but without the incredible behind-the-scenes work of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, such a feat could not have been possible. Follow her remarkable journey from growing up in West Virginia, to becoming a teacher, to breaking barriers at NASA and receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015
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juvenile
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