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Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson

Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson

â€œThis rich volume is a national treasure.â€ â€”Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

â€œCaptivating, informative, and inspiringâ€¦Easy to follow and hard to put down.â€ â€”School Library Journal (starred review)

The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11.

As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped ahead several grades and was soon studying complex equations with the support of a professor who saw great promise in her. But ability and opportunity did not always go hand in hand. As an African American and a girl growing up in an era of brutal racism and sexism, Katherine faced daily challenges. Still, she lived her life with her fatherâ€™s words in mind: â€œYou are no better than anyone else, and nobody else is better than you.â€

In the early 1950s, Katherine was thrilled to join the organization that would become NASA. She worked on many of NASAâ€™s biggest projects including the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first men on the moon.

Katherine Johnsonâ€™s story was made famous in the bestselling book and Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures. Now in Reaching for the Moon she tells her own story for the first time, in a lively autobiography that will inspire young readers everywhere.

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	f-c jacket (spfx: foil stamp, embossing,
ReleaseDate	2019-07-02
UnitCount	1
UPCs	001534440836
EANs	0001534440836

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