A computer called Katherine/Hidden figures/The vast wonder of
the world [6 books] (39326)
Copyrighted
2018
Country
Canada
Audience
Primary, Intermediate (PI)
Collection
Booking Library
Synopsis
This LIT CIR Science biography pack includes 3 titles (6 books):
A computer called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson helped put America
on the moon - The inspiring true story of mathematician Katherine
Johnson who counted and computed her way to NASA and helped put a man
on the moon!
Hidden figures: The true story of four black women and the space race
-The story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space.
The vast wonder of the world: biologist Ernest Everett Just - Ernest
Everett Just was not like other scientists of his time. He saw the
whole, where others saw only parts. He noticed details others failed
to see. He persisted in his research despite the discrimination and
limitations imposed on him as an African American. His keen
observations of sea creatures revealed new insights about egg cells
and the origins of life.
Dimensions
33 x 46 cm. plastic bag
ISBN#
9781512483758
Contents
6 books: 2 A computer called Katherine, 2 Hidden figures, 2 The vast
wonder of the world ; 1 Literature Circles guide.
Notes
Theme: Biography - Science
Parts
6 books ; 1 guide all in a 33 x 46 cm. plastic bag.
Stmt Resp
A computer called Katherine - written by Suzanne Slade ; Hidden
figures - written by Margot Lee Shetterly ; The vast wonder of the
world - written by Mélina Mangal
