Katherine Johnson
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Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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The remarkable woman at heart of the smash New York Times bestseller and Oscar-winning film Hidden Figures tells the full story of her life, including what it took to work at NASA, help land the first man on the moon, and live through a century of turmoil and change.
In 2015, at the age of 97, Katherine Johnson became a global celebrity. President Barack Obama awarded her the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom—the
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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Description
"This rich volume is a national treasure." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Captivating, informative, and inspiring...Easy to follow and hard to put down." —School Library Journal (starred review)
The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11.
As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she...
"Captivating, informative, and inspiring...Easy to follow and hard to put down." —School Library Journal (starred review)
The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11.
As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she...
Author
Publisher
Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Description
The only autobiographical account in picture book format of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson's remarkable life tells the story of the Hidden Figures hero as you've never read it before. Lyrical, read-aloud text brings readers along on the journey as she rises above adversity to find her place among the stars.
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English
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Colin Ford's dreams turned into a nightmare. After escaping the confines of small-town law, Colin thinks he is going to work for his favorite client, a wealthy philanthropist, and his wife, Evelyn Hughes. But instead of focusing on charitable good works, Colin must now fight to protect his client's legacy and Evelyn's fortune from corporate greed and ambition. This conflict also creates collateral damage of despair, disappointment, and disillusionment...
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English
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1952. Tasmania. The greens hills near Mole Creek hide a dark labyrinthine underworld of caves. They are dangerous and forbidden to children. But this is Tasmania - an island at the end of the earth. Here, rules are made to be broken. For two young brothers, a hidden cave a short walk from the family farm seems the perfect escape from their abusive, shell-shocked father - until the older brother goes missing. Fearful of his father, nine-year-old Kip...
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English
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On beautiful Fraser Island in 1882, the population of the Badtjala people is in sharp decline following a run of brutal massacres. When German man Louis Müller offers to sail eighteen-year-old Bonny to Europe, along with twenty-two year old Jurano and his fifteen-year-old niece, Donordera, the proud and headstrong Bonny agrees. Accompanied by Müller's bright and grieving daughter, Hilda, the group begins their journey to perform in Hamburg, Berlin,...
10) Bump
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Language
English
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Newly paired, Kate and Stephen are just getting used to one another when Kate begins to gain weight. With the authorities removing citizens showing similar symptoms, they try to conceal her condition while seeking help from a doctor willing to consult them off the record. When their world starting to crumble after hearing the doctor's words, they begin their secret plan to escape.
