Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13

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The story of Katherine Johnson, an African American mathematician who worked for NASA during the space race and was depicted in the book and film Hidden Figures.You ve likely heard of the historic Apollo 13 moon landing But do you know about the mathematical genius who made sure that Apollo 13 returned safely home As a child, Katherine Johnson 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 math, about the universe.From Katherine s early beginnings as a gifted student to her heroic accomplishments as a prominent mathematician at NASA, this is the story of a groundbreaking American woman who not only calculated the course of moon landings but, in turn, saved lives and made enormous contributions to history. New Download Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 [ Author ] Helaine Becker [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr This is Hidden Figures for the younger set and is well worth its while I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, but I think this book is even better at giving a coherent picture of how Katherine Johnson did what she did If there is any critique I would make about the book, it would ...A neat childrens story book about Katherine Johnson She was a black, female mathematician who joined NASA and played an integral part in various space missions, including getting the Apollo 13 astronauts back on track I had never heard of her before, but its a great story A neat children s story book about Katherine Johnson She was a black, female mathematician who joined NASA and played an integral part in various space missions, i...A well written biography about Katherine Johnson, her work with NASA, and how she saved Apollo 13 Houston, we have a problem Read along with Hidden Figures.What a brilliant, approachable story the author s succinct phrasing coupled with the fabulous illustrations by Dow Phumiruk are a perfect pairing in allowing young readers to grasp the momentous importance of this woman Not only did she open the door for Afro American women...This was a great picture book I enjoyed reading about Katherine Johnson and learning evenabout her life than what I knew from Hidden Figures She was a brilliant woman indeed I was also touched by how her father worked hard to make sure she could attend highschool An inspir...Preschool STEAM math, spaceThis will be an awesome book to read aloud to my Preschool STEAM kids or to an elementary school class.I love that there IS a picture book about Katherine Johnson, though I thought this one was a bit too pushy about the women weren t allowed to have real interesting jobs angle.Katherine loved math and counting She was by far the smartest in her class and also the youngest person in the room having skipped three grades After college Katherine wanted to pursue a career in Mathematics but due to her gender and her race, she had to settle for a job as a teacher When the NACA National Advisory Committe for Aeronautics was hiring human computers , Katherine applied and thus began a remarkable career.I am not unfamiliar with Katherine Johnson Having read Hidden Katherine loved math and counting She was by far the smartest in her class and also the youngest person in the room having skipped three grades After college Katherine wanted to pursue a career in Mathematics but due to her gender and her race, she had to settle for a job as a teac...Having loved the film Hidden Figures enough to have bought the book that tells the story of Katherine Johnson s involvement in the space race, I was thrilled to find this picture book Since it covers some of the similar territory from the film and then goes even further, readers will be immersed in the world of numbers and calculations so loved by Katherine even from a young age Not only does the book tell about her formative years and her schooling but her job as a computer at NASA Having loved the film Hidden Figures enough to have bought the book that tells the story of Katherine Johnson s involvement in the space race, I was thrilled to find this picture book Since it covers some of the similar territory from the film and then goes even further, readers will be immersed in the world of numbers and calculations so loved by Katherine even from a young age Not only does the book tell about her formative years and her schooling but her job as a computer at...First sentence Katherine loved to count She counted the steps to the road The steps up to church The number of dishes and spoons she washed in the bright white sink The only thing she didn t count were the stars in the sky Only a fool, she thought, would try that Even so the stars sparked her imagination What was out there Premise plot Counting on Katherine is a picture book biography of Katherine Johnson Part of Johnson s story was told in the adult biography Hidden Figures by Margot First sentence Katherine loved to count She counted the steps to the road The steps up to church The number of dishes and spoons she washed in the bright white sink The only thing she didn t count were the stars in the sky Only a fool, she thought, would try that Even so the stars sparked her imagination What was out there Premise plot Counting on Katherine is a picture book biog...

Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
  • English
  • 23 October 2019
  • Hardcover
  • 40 pages
  • 1250137527
  • Helaine Becker
  • Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13