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William B Eerdmans Publishing Co Building a Dream: How the Boys of Koh Panyee Became Champions
£15.99
Pan Macmillan Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Put Astronauts on the Moon
Meet Katherine Johnson, the mathematical genius who helped make the historic Apollo 11 moon landings possible and made sure that Apollo 13 returned home safely when the mission was in critical danger. Counting on Katherine is a beautiful illustrated biography, sure to inspire young readers.Winner of the information book category of the UKLA Book Awards.As a child, Katherine loved to count. She counted the steps on the road, the number of dishes and spoons she washed in the kitchen sink, everything! Boundless, curious, and excited by calculations, young Katherine longed to know as much as she could about maths, about the universe . . .Helaine Becker interviewed Katherine and her family for this authorized biography. From Katherine's early beginnings as a gifted student to her heroic accomplishments as a prominent mathematician at NASA, this is the true story of a groundbreaking African-American woman who went above and beyond what was expected of her in the 1960s, saving lives and making enormous contributions to history.Featuring Dow Phumiruk's gorgeous full-colour illustrations throughout.
£8.03
Sleeping Bear Press Mela and the Elephant
£17.66
Little, Brown & Company Her Name Was Mary Katharine: The Only Woman Whose Name Is on the Declaration of Independence
A rousing picture book biography of the only woman whose name is printed on the Declaration of Independence.Born in 1738, Mary Katharine Goddard came of age in colonial Connecticut as the burgeoning nation prepared for the American Revolution. As a businesswoman and a newspaper publisher, Goddard paved the way for influential Revolutionary media. Her remarkable accomplishments as a woman defied societal norms and set the stage for a free and open press. When the Continental Congress decreed that the Declaration of Independence be widely distributed, one person rose to the occasion and printed the document-boldly inserting her name at the bottom with a printing credit: Mary Katharine Goddard.Here is an important biography of a groundbreaking woman who had the courage to write herself into the history she helped create.
£12.99