Displaying 1 of 1 2018 Title: Counting on Katherine : how Katherine Johnson saved Apollo 13 / Helaine Becker ; illustrated by Dow Phumiruk. Format: Book Author: Becker, Helaine, author. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2018. ©2018 Copyright: ©2018 Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm Summary: An introduction to the boundary-breaking mathematician, Katherine Johnson, reveals how her love of mathematics started at a young age led her to a job at NASA where she calculated the course of moon landings and helped save the Apollo 13 mission. Audience Note: Ages 5-9. Subjects: Johnson, Katherine G. -- Juvenile literature. United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) -- Accidents -- Juvenile literature. Mathematicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. African American women mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Women mathematicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Genre: Biographies. Other Author: Phumiruk, Dow, illustrator. Notes: "Christy Ottaviano books." Subtitle from cover. Includes bibliographical references. LCCN: 2017042623 ISBN: 9781250137524 (hardcover) 1250137527 (hardcover) Other Number: 994441045 Control Number: 3620814 Total Owned in SHARE 45 # Available: 45 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 # Local items in: 1 Course Reserves: 0 Request It Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Available? Map It Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
