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A computer called Katherine : how Katherine Johnson helped put America on the moon Cover Image Book Book

A computer called Katherine : how Katherine Johnson helped put America on the moon / written by Suzanne Slade ; illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison.

Slade, Suzanne (author.). Miller Jamison, Veronica, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Shares the story of the pioneering African American mathematician, Katherine Johnson, who helped calculate America's first manned flight into space, its first manned orbit of Earth, and the world's first trip to the moon.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316435178
  • ISBN: 0316435171
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019.

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Target Audience Note:
Age 4-8.

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Subject: Johnson, Katherine G. > Juvenile literature.
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Juvenile literature.
African American women mathematicians > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Mathematicians > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women > Biography.
African Americans > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 4 of 5 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Grant County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Grant County Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Grant County Library JE SLADE (Text) 37845000614169 Juvenile Easy Checked out 05/29/2025

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