Katherine Johnson
Ready-To-Read Level 3
Published on 18. July 2017
Book
Hardback
48 pages
978-1-5344-0341-3 (ISBN)
Description
A brilliant mathematician who worked at NASA in the early 1950s until retiring in 1986, Johnson's unparalleled calculations (done by hand) helped plan the trajectories for NASA's Mercury and Apollo missions. A special section includes extras on subjects like history and math, plus inspiring careers for math lovers. Full color.
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Series
Language
English
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Preschool, Interest Age: From 6 to 8 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5344-0341-3 (9781534403413)
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E-Book
07/2017
Simon Spotlight
€5.92
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Persons
Thea Feldman, a children's book writer and editor, has helped develop early reader series for various major children's book publishers. She is also a lifelong animal lover and has written numerous children's books about animals, worked at the Wildlife Conservation Society, and is a writer and editor for the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals. She especially enjoys the opportunity to write early readers about animals. Her cat, Rose, loves to sleep on anything Thea has written.