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01782aam a22003135 4500 001 C8A19DF0164211EE9AA03BF23AECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230629010056 008 220612s2021 cau 000 0 eng d 020 $a 1638070318 : PAP 020 $a 9781638070313 : PAP 040 $d SILO 082 4 $a J Biog JOHNSON 100 1 $a Thorpe, Andrea, 245 14 $a The story of Katherine Johnson : / $b a biography book for new readers / $c written by Andrea Thorpe ; illustrated by Sawyer Cloud. 264 1 $a Emeryville, CA : $b Rockridge Press, $c [2021] 300 $a 57 p. : $b color illustrations ; $c 21 cm 521 $a Lexile: 850L 520 0 $a Discover the life of Katherine Johnson--a story about reaching for the stars, for kids ages 6 to 9Initiate Another SILO Locator SearchKatherine Johnson was one of the best mathematicians in the history of the United States. Before her math skills helped send the first American astronauts safely into space, she was a smart and curious girl who loved to learn new things about the world around her. She studied hard in school and became one of the first Black women hired by NASA to figure out difficult math problems. This book helps kids explore how Katherine went from being a young girl growing up in West Virginia to one of the most important people in American space history. 600 14 $a Johnson, Katherine G. 650 4 $a African American women mathematicians $v Biography 650 4 $a African Americans $v Biography. 650 4 $a Women $v Biography. 650 4 $a Vice-presidents $z United States $v Biography 650 4 $a African American women $v Biography. 700 1 $a Cloud, Sawyer, $e illustrator. 941 $a 1 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230629015227.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C8A19DF0164211EE9AA03BF23AECA4DB