01127    a2200205   4500001000700000020001800007020000900025041000800034082000800042100001900050490003500069500003900104520055200143856002400695040002500719245009100744260003500835300002000870700003100890119154  a9781638070313  qenc.  aeng  a920  aThorpe, Andrea  aBiography book for new readers  aIncludes bibliography and glossary  aKatherine Johnson was one of the best mathematicians in the history of the United States. Before her math skills helped send the first American astronauts safely into space, she was a smart and curious girl who loved to learn new things about the world around her. She studied hard in school and became one of the first Black women hired by NASA to figure out difficult math problems. This book helps kids explore how Katherine went from being a young girl growing up in West Virginia to one of the most important people in American space history.  u000034/0000344e.jpg  aBR-BrIDEAcBR-BrIDEA10aThe story of Katheirne JohnsoncWritten by Andrea Thorpe ; Illustrated by Sawyer Cloud  aEmerville, CAbRockridgec2021  a57 pbcol. ill.  aCloud, Sawyereillustrator