One Step Further - My Story of Math, the Moon, and a Lifelong Mission

This inspirational picture book reveals what is was like for a young black mother of three to navigate the difficult world of the 1950s and 60s and to succeed in an unwelcoming industry to become one of the now legendary "hidden figures" of NASA computing and space research.

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Katherine Johnson

Summary

This inspirational picture book reveals what is was like for a young black mother of three to navigate the difficult world of the 1950s and 60s and to succeed in an unwelcoming industry to become one of the now legendary "hidden figures" of NASA computing and space research.

Product details

• Authors: Joylette Hylick, Katherine Johnson, Katherine Moore, National Geographic Kids
• Assisted by: Charnelle Barlow (Illustration)
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781426371936
• ISBN: 978-1-4263-7193-6
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 229 mm x 283 mm x 11 mm
• Series: National Geographic Kids
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Astronomy: general, reference works