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Counting on Katherine
by Helaine Becker
Illustrator: Dow Phumiruk
Ages: 6+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt BFYR/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-250-13752-4
Keywords: Mathematics, African Americans, Aeronautics
Born in 1918, Katherine, meeting the challenges of segregation and job discrimination, landed at the heart of America's space program (NASA) and became a star! Digital scans of watercolors and textures. Back matter.