Counting on Katherine : How Katherine Johnson Put Astronauts on the Moon - Rockaway Toys
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Counting on Katherine : How Katherine Johnson Put Astronauts on the Moon

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Winner of the information book category of the UKLA Book Awards 2020. Katherine Johnson is the mathematical genius who helped make the historic Apollo 11 moon landings possible and made sure that Apollo 13 returned home safely when the mission was in critical danger. As a child, Katherine loved to count.

She counted the steps on the road, the number of dishes and spoons she washed in the kitchen sink, everything! Boundless, curious, and excited by calculations, young Katherine longed to know as much as she could about maths, about the universe . . .

Helaine Becker interviewed Katherine and her family for this authorized biography. From Katherine's early beginnings as a gifted student to her heroic accomplishments as a prominent mathematician at NASA, this is the true story of a groundbreaking African-American woman who went above and beyond what was expected of her in the 1960s, saving lives and making enormous contributions to history. Featuring Dow Phumiruk's gorgeous full-colour illustrations throughout.

Author: Helaine Becker
Illustrated by: Dow Phumiruk
Format: Paperback / softback 40 pages
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9781529005615
Published: 15 Apr 2021
Classifications: c 1960 to c 1970, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), People & places (Children's / Teenage), Space (Children's / Teenage)
Readership: Children / Juvenile
Weight: 166g
Dimensions: 242 x 193 x 5 (mm)
Pub. Country: United Kingdom

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