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Cover of Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

Margot Lee Shetterly, with Winifred Conkling

Four women are profiled for the work they did in the United States space program: mathematicians Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, computer Katherine Johnson, and engineer Christine Darden. Their careers developed amid racism, sexism, segregation, and narrow expectations about women's work. The book follows Darden's NASA work, including her connection to Apollo 11, and explains how the earlier pioneers opened doors for her. Profiles, a timeline, a glossary, and an author's note give young readers historical context.

This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
980L
ATOS Book Level
5.8
AR Interest Level
LG
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
1407
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
W
Themes
History · Mathematics · Racism And Prejudice · Space And Astronomy · Women And Girls
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
January 16, 2018
Pages
40
ISBN-13
9780062742469
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2019Science, Technology, and the Natural World
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