Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition
by Margot Lee Shetterly (Author)
Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African-American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them from their white counterparts despite their groundbreaking successes.
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"The perfect impetus for discussion on a host of important historical themes germane to the 1950s, such as gender roles, racial prejudice and segregation, and scientific exploration... Middle-schoolers will find their story, here in a young readers' edition of Shetterly's 2016 adult book, engaging and inspirational."—Booklist
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780062662378
Lexile Measure
1120
Guided Reading Level
U
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication date
November 29, 2016
Series
-
BISAC categories
JNF018010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JNF007120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
JNF051040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Astronomy
JNF007120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
JNF051040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Astronomy
Library of Congress categories
African Americans
United States
Women
African American women
Space race
Women mathematicians
African American mathematicians
United States
Women
African American women
Space race
Women mathematicians
African American mathematicians
