{"product_id":"hidden-figures-young-readers-edition","title":"Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling book and the Academy Award--nominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award winner Laura Freeman bring the incredibly inspiring true story of four black women in STEM who helped NASA launch men into space to picture book readers! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...\u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e good. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey participated in some of NASA's greatest successes, like providing the calculations for America's first journeys into space. And they did so during a time when being black and a woman limited what they could do. But they worked hard. They persisted. And they used their genius minds to change the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this beautifully illustrated picture book biography, we explore the story of four female African American mathematicians at NASA, known as \"colored computers,\" and how they overcame gender and racial barriers to succeed in a highly challenging STEM-based career, becoming heroes of the Space Race.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Finally, the extraordinary lives of four African American women who helped NASA put the first men in space is available for picture book readers,\" proclaims Brightly in their article \"18 Must-Read Picture Books of 2018.\" \"Will inspire girls and boys alike to love math, believe in themselves, and reach for the stars.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2017 pg. 206 (EAN 9780062662378, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2017 pg. 206 (EAN 9780062662385, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eShetterly, Margot Lee\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargot Lee Shetterly grew up in Hampton, Virginia, where she knew many of the women in her book \u003cem\u003eHidden Figures\u003c\/em\u003e. She is an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow and the recipient of a Virginia Foundation for the Humanities grant for her research on women in computing. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shetterly, Margot Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2016-11-29\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Juvenile Nonfiction|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Women|Juvenile Nonfiction|African American \u0026amp; Black|General|Juvenile Nonfiction|Science \u0026amp; Nature|Astronomy|Juvenile Nonfiction|Mathematics|General|Juvenile Nonfiction|Games \u0026amp; Activities|General|Juvenile Nonfiction|Computers|General|Juvenile Nonfiction|Activity Books|General|Juvenile Nonfiction|Science \u0026amp; Nature|History of Science|Juvenile Nonfiction|Technology|General|Juvenile Nonfiction|Girls \u0026amp; Women|Juvenile Nonfiction|History|General\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Women|Women mathematicians|United States|Space race|African Americans|African American women|African American mathematicians\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062662378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780062662378\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47710618321027,"sku":"SP-9780062662378","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/6830\/8099\/files\/9780062662378_spiral.png?v=1785209750","url":"https:\/\/sebink.com\/products\/hidden-figures-young-readers-edition","provider":"Sebink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}