Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race, (Hardcover)

from NadineC.Keels

Hidden Figures by author Margot Lee Shetterly, with illustrations by Laura Freeman: the true story of four Black women and the space race. An awesome portion of American history, which scores of people have become familiar with over the past few years through books and film. Now, why would a grow...

from So

Amazing book and delivery

from nbmars

Thanks to the book by the same name for adults, as well as the successful movie based on that book, many people know the story of the four African-American women who helped NASA send men into space. Now the author and an illustrator have teamed up to bring the story to children. Dorothy Vaughan, ...

from sweetiegherkin

This picture book version of the best-selling Hidden Figures profiles four African-American women whose mathematical and engineering skills were put to work at NASA in helping win the space race. A brief background on civil rights is given, then each woman's major contribution to aeronautics and ...

from Linda

Excellent summer reading for my 10 year old granddaughter