Hidden figures : the true story of four black women and the space race
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African American mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American mathematicians -- Juvenile literature.
African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Literature.
Space race -- Juvenile literature.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians -- Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 5.8, 1 Points
Lexile measure
980
Notes
General Note
Includes glossary.
Description
Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them despite their groundbreaking successes. Includes biographies on Dorothy Jackson Vaughan (1910-2008), Mary Winston Jackson (1921-2005), Katherine Colman Goble Johnson (1918-), Dr. Christine Mann Darden (1942-).
Target Audience
980L Lexile
Target Audience
Ages 4-8.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.8 0.5 193339.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Shetterly, M. L., Conkling, W., Freeman, L., & Shetterly, M. L. (2018). Hidden figures: the true story of four black women and the space race. (First edition). Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Margot Lee Shetterly et al.. 2018. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Margot Lee Shetterly et al.. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Shetterly, M. L., Conkling, W., Freeman, L. and Shetterly, M. L. (2018). Hidden figures: the true story of four black women and the space race. First edn New York, NY: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Shetterly, Margot Lee, Winifred Conkling, Laura (Illustrator) Freeman, and Margot Lee Shetterly. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race. First edition, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.

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