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Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
By BECKER, Helaine
- ISBN
- 9781250137524
- Publisher
- Holt
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2018 | Elementary
Gr 1–3—-Featuring engaging text and captivating illustrations, this picture book introduces the amazing life of mathematician Katherine Johnson to young readers. Becker captures the drive and determination of Johnson through well-written text and a few puns; for instance, the phrase "You can count on me" is repeated by Johnson and once by her father. The narrative details both Johnson's joyful childhood and her fury at segregated public schools; however, in ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
In straightforward text with a folksy refrain of "count on me," this picture book biography introduces the life of math genius, NASA computer, an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
In straightforward text with a folksy refrain of "count on me," this picture book biography introduces the life of math genius, NASA compu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
