Counting on Katherine - How Katherine Johnson Put Astronauts on the Moon

Meet Katherine Johnson, the mathematical genius who helped make the historic Apollo 11 moon landings possible and made sure that Apollo 13 returned home safely when the mission was in critical danger. Counting on Katherine is a beautiful biography, sure to inspire young readers. Winner of the information book category of the UKLA Book Awards 2020. As a child, Katherine loved to count. She counted the steps on the road, the number of dishes and spoons she washed in the kitchen sink, everything! Boundless, curious, and excited by calculations, young Katherine longed to know as much as she could about maths, about the universe . . . Helaine Becker interviewed Katherine and her family for this authorized biography. From Katherine''s early beginnings as a gifted student to her heroic accomplishments as a prominent mathematician at NASA, this is the true story of a groundbreaking African-American woman who went above and beyond what was expected of her in the 1960s, saving lives and making enormous contributions to history. Featuring Dow Phumiruk''s gorgeous full-colour illustrations throughout.

Product details

• Authors: Helaine Becker, Becker Helaine
• Assisted by: Dow Phumiruk (Illustration)
• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 5 to 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781529005615
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-0561-5
• No. of pages: 40
• Dimensions: 193 mm x 242 mm x 7 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Girls & Women, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 20th Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century, People & places (Children's / Teenage), c 1960 to c 1970, c 1960 to c 1969, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, International Women’s Day