Katherine Johnson
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Petersen, Alyssa illustrator.
Published
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2017.
Status
Fallsburg Library - Children's Biography & Autobiography
JB JOHNSON
1 available
JB JOHNSON
1 available
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fallsburg Library - Children's Biography & Autobiography | JB JOHNSON | On Shelf |
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cornwall Public Library - Children's Biography & Autobiography | JB Johnson | On Shelf |
| Florida Public Library - Children's Biography & Autobiography | JB Johnson | On Shelf |
| Haverstraw Garnerville - Children's Biography & Autobiography | JB Johnson | Checked Out |
| Nanuet Public Library - Children's Biography & Autobiography | JB Johnson | On Shelf |
| Pearl River Public Library - Easy Reader Nonfiction | JE B JOHNSON | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Johnson, Katherine, -- 1918- -- Juvenile literature.
Mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Physicists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women physicists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Johnson, Katherine, -- 1918- -- Juvenile literature.
Mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Physicists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women physicists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
More Details
Published
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 5.5, 1 Points
Level 5.5, 1 Points
Notes
Description
Meet Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician who worked at NASA in the early 1950s until retiring in 1986. Katherine's unparalleled calculations (done by hand) helped plan the trajectories for NASA's Mercury and Apollo missions (including the Apollo 11 moon landing). She is said to be one of the greatest American minds of all time.
Target Audience
Age 6-8.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Feldman, T., & Petersen, A. (2017). Katherine Johnson . Simon Spotlight.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Feldman, Thea and Alyssa Petersen. 2017. Katherine Johnson. Simon Spotlight.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Feldman, Thea and Alyssa Petersen. Katherine Johnson Simon Spotlight, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Feldman, Thea, and Alyssa Petersen. Katherine Johnson Simon Spotlight, 2017.
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