Zoë Tucker
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Language
English
Description
This beautiful picture book tells the story of two scientists who worked together side by side to send humans into space.
Mary Jackson was super smart. She loved math and science, and she loved to learn. When Mary got a job at NASA, it was a dream come true! But this was a time when Black people were segregated from white people, and Mary had to fight hard for every opportunity.
In 1953, Mary started working alongside Kaz Czarnecki. They soon realized...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
This inspiring picture book tells the amazing story of the first moon landing and the friends who made it happen.
Neil, Buzz, and Mike were three talented people and together, they formed the Apollo 11 crew. They were going to be the first people to travel to the moon! It was a thrilling, exciting mission that no one had ever done before.
Each member of the team had a very special job and their own part to play. Neil was the flight commander, Mike...
Author
Publisher
NorthSouth
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents a narrative biography of Ada Lovelace, a woman who didn't attend school as a child but became one of history's greatest mathematicians and first computer programmers.
Author
Publisher
NorthSouth
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Celebrates the friendship between a young girl and an elderly woman as they plant seeds in a community garden alongside friends and neighbors, waiting for the seeds to flower. By mid-summer, the friends welcome a rainbow of color in the garden and picnics in the sun. At harvest, the young girl's elderly friend is bed-ridden, but jubilant as they share baskets with red tomatoes and snap peas amid the sweet smell of lavender"--