{"product_id":"hidden-figures-young-readers-edition-9780062662378","title":"Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe uplifting, amazing true story--a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis edition of Margot Lee Shetterly's acclaimed book is perfect for young readers. It's the powerful story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as \"human computers\" used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, who lived through the Civil Rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShetterly, Margot Lee:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMargot Lee Shetterly grew up in Hampton, Virginia, where she knew many of the women in her book \u003cem\u003eHidden Figures\u003c\/em\u003e. She is an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow and the recipient of a Virginia Foundation for the Humanities grant for her research on women in computing. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50574681506066,"sku":"9780062662378","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_275ec9ef-e047-48d8-a4ab-4c8b928eda3e.jpg?v=1731974971","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hidden-figures-young-readers-edition-9780062662378","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}