Katherine Johnson
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Contributors
Petersen, Alyssa, illustrator.
Published
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2017.
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Published
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Reading Level
LG
Level 5.5, 1 Points
Lexile measure
910

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At head of title: You should meet.
Description
Meet Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician who worked at NASA in the early 1950s until retiring in 1986. Katherine's unparalleled calculations (done by hand) helped plan the trajectories for NASA's Mercury and Apollo missions (including the Apollo 11 moon landing). She is said to be one of the greatest American minds of all time.
Target Audience
Age 6-8.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,5.5,0.5,191757.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Feldman, T., & Petersen, A. (2017). Katherine Johnson (Simon Spotlight edition.). Simon Spotlight.

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

Feldman, Thea and Alyssa, Petersen. 2017. Katherine Johnson. Simon Spotlight.

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

Feldman, Thea and Alyssa, Petersen. Katherine Johnson Simon Spotlight, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Feldman, Thea,, and Alyssa Petersen. Katherine Johnson Simon Spotlight edition., Simon Spotlight, 2017.

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