Hidden figures : the untold true story of four African-American women who helped launch our nation into space
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Author
Shetterly, Margot Lee
Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016].
Format
Book
Edition
Young readers' edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 6
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LC Subjects
African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Mathematicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Space race -- History -- Juvenile literature.

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Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016].
Edition
Young readers' edition.
Physical Desc
231 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 8.2, 6 Points

Notes

Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-218) and index.
Description
Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African-American women who lived through the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country.
Target Audience
8-12.,Brodart
Target Audience
3-7.,Brodart
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,8.2,6,187011.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Shetterly, M. L. (2016). Hidden figures: the untold true story of four African-American women who helped launch our nation into space (Young readers' edition.). Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Shetterly, Margot Lee. 2016. Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation Into Space. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Shetterly, Margot Lee. Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation Into Space Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Shetterly, Margot Lee. Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation Into Space Young readers' edition., Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2016.

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