{"product_id":"hidden-figures-an-inspiring-picture-book-true-story-about-women-who-changed-space-history-for-children-ages-6-10","title":"Hidden Figures: An Inspiring Picture Book True Story About Women Who Changed Space History, for Children (Ages 6–10)","description":"Based on the New York Times bestselling book and the Academy Award—nominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award winner Laura Freeman bring the incredibly inspiring true story of four black women in STEM who helped NASA launch men into space to picture book readers!\nDorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math…really good.\nThey participated in some of NASA's greatest successes, like providing the calculations for America's first journeys into space. And they did so during a time when being black and a woman limited what they could do. But they worked hard. They persisted. And they used their genius minds to change the world.\nIn this beautifully illustrated picture book biography, we explore the story of four female African American mathematicians at NASA, known as \"colored computers,\" and how they overcame gender and racial barriers to succeed in a highly challenging STEM-based career, becoming heroes of the Space Race.\n\"Finally, the extraordinary lives of four African American women who helped NASA put the first men in space is available for picture book readers,\" proclaims Brightly in their article \"18 Must-Read Picture Books of 2018.\" \"Will inspire girls and boys alike to love math, believe in themselves, and reach for the stars.\"\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0062742469\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0062742469.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Shetterly, Margot Lee|Freeman, Laura\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43334752075837,"sku":"BVV.0062742469.A","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0062742469-0_a2302318-b424-4d17-a370-138010caed89.jpg?v=1783701942","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/hidden-figures-an-inspiring-picture-book-true-story-about-women-who-changed-space-history-for-children-ages-6-10","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}