The story describes how from a young age Johnson excelled in mathematics and this propelled her schooling, even in a time of racial injustice in the United States. The book details Katherine Johnson’s life from her childhood to her career with NASA. This is a great story that will help children understand the times as well as the spirit of determination and excellence.Ĭounting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician is a biography written by Lesa Cline-Ransome. At the end of the book, there is a page of additional information about this impressive individual. The pictures are engaging and will have you talking about parts of the story that aren't in the words. I was cheering for her and so very proud of her. There is a lot to think about with Katherine's story and this author does a great job of making the complex issues of the time understandable to young people. At the end of the book, there is a page of additional information about this impressive individu I was very impressed with Katherine Johnson and this children's story of her accomplishments. I was very impressed with Katherine Johnson and this children's story of her accomplishments. I’m a bit surprised Raul Colon didn’t do a better job in this book.more This book was ok but not great by any means. I also thought having her in much the same dress over years worth of time at NASA was a bit silly. But it does feel like poetic exaggeration to me. I’m not saying it couldn’t have happened. Katherine made it clear she counted everything she could but never mentioned counting the stars at nighttime as this book did. Some of what is in this book may not have been mentioned in her autobiography but I wonder. I was disappointed to find mistakes in the text such as assuming that her high school and college were in a city called Institute, rather than the name of the school. Johnson’s autobiography, I decided to go straight to a picture biography of her. Get to know this incredible and inspirational woman with this beautifully illustrated picture book from an award-winning duo.more President Barack Obama awarded Katherine Johnson the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 and her incredible life inspired the Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures. He knew that his flight couldn’t work without her unique skills. In 1962, as NASA prepared for the orbital mission of John Glenn, Katherine Johnson was called upon and John Glenn said “get the girl” (Katherine Johnson) to run the numbers by hand to chart the complexity of the orbital flight. Even as Virginia’s Jim Crow laws were in place in the early 1950s, Katherine worked analyzing data at the NACA (later NASA) Langley laboratory. Katherine Johnson was one of these mathematicians who used trajectories and complex equations to chart the space program. “Straightforward and inviting.” - School Library Journalįrom award-winning author Lesa Cline-Ransome and acclaimed illustrator Raúl Colón comes the sensitive, informative, and inspiring picture book biography of the remarkable mathematician Katherine Johnson, one of the NASA “human computers” whose work was critical to the first US space launch.īefore John Glenn orbited the Earth or astronauts walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used their knowledge, pencils, adding machines, and writing paper to calculate the orbital mechanics needed to launch spacecraft. “A detail-rich picture book.” - Kirkus Reviews “Straightforward and inviting.” - School Library Journal From award-winning author Lesa Cline-Ransome and acclaimed illustrator Raúl Colón comes the sensitive, informative, and inspiring picture book biography of the remarkable mathematician Katherine Johnson, one of the NASA “human computers” whose work was critical to the firs “A detail-rich picture book.” - Kirkus Reviews
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