Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel

Katherine Johnson / written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Jemma Skidmore. - London, UK : Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, c2025. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm. - Little people, big dreams . - Little people, big dreams. .

Includes one bibliographical reference.

Learn about the incredible story of Katherine Johnson! The trailblazer whose calculations changed the future of space exploration. Little Katherine loved learning and her favorite subject was math. In class, she worked so hard that she was able to move up to high school four years early! Due to the racist laws of the time, Katherine's family had to move town for her to go to a school where Black students were admitted. After high school and college, she was accepted to one of West Virginia's top universities, and was the first Black woman to attend. In 1953, she joined the U.S. space agency, which later became NASA. Alongside other talented African American women, Katherine's mathematical skills were essential to the early successes of the space programme. She was part of the team that planned the Apollo 11 mission which landed the first people on the moon! Katherine's tenacity and expertise led to the dawn of a new era for humankind, making her an inspiration to all of us.

ISBN: 9781836001775

Subjects--Personal Names:
Johnson, Katherine G.--Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration --Officials and employees--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mathematicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians, Black--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Teachers, Black--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women, Black--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Blacks--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biography, Juvenile.

Dewey Class. No.: 510.92 B