Loading...
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13

By Helaine Becker
Illustrators Illustrated by Dow Phumiruk Edition

Hardcover edition

Publisher Macmillan Imprint Henry Holt ISBN

9781250137524

Awards and Honors 2020 Silver Birch Award Express Nominee
2019 Cook Prize Winner
2019—2020 Red Clover Award Nominee
MRLS Cream of the Crop - 2019
ILA Teachers' Choices - 2019
CSMCL Best Books - 2018

Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13

load
Sold Out
SKU
9781250137524J
From Katherine's earlybeginnings as a gifted student to her heroic accomplishments as a prominentmathematician at NASA, this is the story of an American icon who notonly calculated the course of moon landings but, in turn, saved lives.



More about Katherine Johnson. Sources. Full-color illustrations were created digitally in Photoshop with scans of watercolors and textures.
More Information

PreK

Standard MARC Records

Download Standard MARC Records

Cover Art

Download Cover Art

Biography Elementary Plus (Grades 1-4)

Biography Elementary Plus

Biography Elementary Plus (Grades 1-4)

For Grades 1-4

Fascinating biographies created for beginning elementary readers. These titles introduce notable individuals and real-life experiences through clear, approachable text and compelling illustrations, helping readers build comprehension while discovering people who have made a meaningful impact.

14 books per Year
$294.00 per Year
Interests

Biographies, Nonfiction, Independent Reading

Like this book? Get more like this every month.
LEARN MORE