Hidden figures : the true story of four Black women and the space race
Record details
- ISBN: 0062742469
- ISBN: 9780062742469
- ISBN: 1338581058
- ISBN: 9781338581058
- Physical Description: 1 audio disc (14 min., 48 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (unpaged : color illustrations ; 29 cm).
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: [New York] : Weston Woods Studio/Scholastic, [2019]
- Copyright: ℗2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Accompanying book originally published: New York : Harper Collins, 2018. Compact disc. Title from disc surface. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | track 1. Story with page-turn signals (14:20) -- track 2. Story without page-turn signals (14:06) -- track 3. Timeline (3:00) -- track 4. Meet the computers: Dorothy Vaughan -- track 5. Meet the computers: Mary Jackson (1:42) -- track 6. Meet the computers: Katherine Johnson (1:37) -- track 7. Meet the computers: Christine Darden (1:23) -- track 8. Glossary (1:43) -- track 9. Author's note (1:24). |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Music by Michael Bacon. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Narrated by Octavia Spencer and Margot Lee Shetterly. |
| Summary, etc.: | Katherine, Dorothy, Mary, and Christine were all good at math. Really good. And it was their understanding of numbers that helped them do what seemed impossible. They were women, and they were African-American, and they lived during a time when being black and a woman limited what they could do. But Katherine, Dorothy, Mary, and Christine were hardworking and persistent and, most important, smart. And that's why NASA hired them to do the math that would one day send the United States into space for the very first time. New York Times bestselling author Margot Lee Shetterly and illustrator Laura Freeman bring to life the inspiring story of the struggles of these four "hidden figures" and what they overcame to succeed. The math work they did would change not only their own lives, but the face of air and space travel forever. -- From dust jacket. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 4-8. 980L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader LG 5.8 0.5. |
| Awards Note: | Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book, 2019 |
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| Genre: | Picture books. Biographies. Children's audiobooks. Picture books for children. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booth & Dimock Library - Coventry | JNF 510.92 SHE (Text) | 33260000285073 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Derby Public Library | J KIT 510.92 SHE 1BK + 1CD (Text) | 34047141775065 | Juvenile Kit | Available | - |
