Uncovering the Real-Life Heroes: The Untold Story of Four African American Women Who Changed the Course of the Space Race

Discover the incredible true story of four remarkable black women who helped shape the future of space exploration in Laura Freeman's Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race. Featuring binding and page quality that make it easy to read, this book is perfect for gifting and offers great value for money. Don't miss out on this inspiring tale of courage and determination.

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Hidden Figures tells the remarkable true story of four African American women who played a crucial role in the success of the early space race. Led by the brilliant mathematician Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Christine Darden worked together to break down racial and gender barriers and make history. This inspiring story celebrates the power of perseverance and the importance of diversity in the modern world.
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Value for money
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Giftable
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Easy to read
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Binding and page quality
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Details of Uncovering the Real-Life Heroes: The Untold Story of Four African American Women Who Changed the Course of the Space Race

  • Language ‏ ‎: English
  • Grade level ‏ ‎: Preschool - 3
  • Reading age ‏ ‎: 6 - 10 years, from customers
  • Children's Multicultural Biographies: Children's Multicultural Biographies
  • Dimensions ‏ ‎: 9.25 x 0.5 x 11.25 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #53 in Children's Science Biographies #102 in Children's Multicultural Biographies#167 in Children's Black & African American Story Books
  • Customer Reviews: 4.8/5 stars of 3,010 ratings
  • Lexile measure ‏ ‎: 980L
  • Item Weight ‏ ‎: 9.5 ounces
  • Children's Black & African American Story Books: Children's Black & African American Story Books
  • ISBN-13 ‏ ‎: 978-0062742469
  • ISBN-10 ‏ ‎: 0062742469
  • Children's Science Biographies (Books): Children's Science Biographies
  • Publisher ‏ ‎: HarperCollins; Illustrated edition
  • Hardcover ‏ ‎: 40 pages

Comments

Amazon Customer: My son absolutely love this book and great illustration.

United Kingdom on Nov 02, 2023

jacqueline: Lean la descripción primero porque yo quería la versión larga y no me di cuenta que era para niños... al final lo leí y se lo regalé a una niñita ❤️

Mexico on Aug 01, 2023

Lola: Great book! School age kids loved it.

United States on Apr 17, 2023

Ecorriher: This book was a great purchase. Gave my daughter and nieces an example of how important math is. And gave good role models as opposed to the pop culture icons of today.

United States on Mar 06, 2023

Cecly Ann Mitchell: This book is perfect for young readers especially those interested in STEM. Highly recommend getting copies (hard copies) for school libraries and programmes encouraging young readers.

United States on Mar 04, 2023

Amazon Customer: This book is only a brief resume of each of the four scientists. There is no details of how they lived their lives, just a number of facts about how they became, what they became. The book is seriously short and the illustrations take up the major part of the whole. Very disappointed with my purchase. Thought there would be a much higher content.

United Kingdom on Feb 20, 2023

Amazon Customer: Written perfectly for school age kids. My granddaughters class enjoyed it.

United States on Feb 18, 2023

Kayla: Got this as a gift for my friend's daughter she enjoyed the book, so makes a great gift for kids.

Canada on Dec 28, 2022

E F: The cover is a little flimsy and feels a bit cheap compared to other versions I have come across

United Kingdom on Oct 27, 2022

Kate: I love the movie, and was excited for the picture book. The illustrations in this book are fantastic. Also, the use of vocab in the book is excellent, they use complex words but, always define them in a kid friendly way. This book is a strong hybrid text as it is both a biography, but it also has parts that are almost pure nonfiction with not much story. The other advantage to this book is that it does an excellent job of telling the reader about the time period this took place. Readers learn lots of facts about how NASA came to be, and what life was like for African Americans in the 1950s. This can lead to an excellent discussion regarding how the time period played a role in the lives of the characters. However, I read this aloud to my 3rd graders, and because the book is long (and not always riveting), we read it over a few days. Reading it over a few days was fine, I was just expecting more of a story with non fiction mixed in, this was the opposite. Still glad I bought the book, but, it was different than expected. I can imagine lots of ways I can use this as a mentor text when modeling strategies for reading a hybrid text like this one.

United States on Feb 23, 2018

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Total Reviews 115 reviews 3 reviews 1 reviews
Language ‏ ‎ English English English
Grade level ‏ ‎ Preschool - 3
Reading age ‏ ‎ 6 - 10 years, from customers
Children's Multicultural Biographies Children's Multicultural Biographies
Dimensions ‏ ‎ 9.25 x 0.5 x 11.25 inches 6 x 1.3 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank #53 in Children's Science Biographies #102 in Children's Multicultural Biographies#167 in Children's Black & African American Story Books #1 in Immunology #1 in Vaccinations#1 in Virology #142 in Health, Fitness & Dieting
Customer Reviews 4.8/5 stars of 3,010 ratings 4.8/5 stars of 24,433 ratings 4.8/5 stars of 91,143 ratings
Lexile measure ‏ ‎ 980L
Item Weight ‏ ‎ 9.5 ounces 1.75 pounds 1.34 pounds
Children's Black & African American Story Books Children's Black & African American Story Books
ISBN-13 ‏ ‎ 978-0062742469 978-1510766808 978-1544512280
ISBN-10 ‏ ‎ 0062742469 1510766804 1544512287
Children's Science Biographies (Books) Children's Science Biographies
Publisher ‏ ‎ HarperCollins; Illustrated edition Skyhorse Publishing; Standard Edition Lioncrest Publishing
Hardcover ‏ ‎ 40 pages 492 pages 364 pages
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