![]() The four African American women featured in the book were, as the book repeatedly puts it, "good at math. This is a picture book version of the inspirational true story now well known from the award-winning film, and previously published as a best-selling book for adults and a young readers' edition for 8-to-12-year-olds. Parents need to know that Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race, by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling, and illustrated by Laura Freeman, was named a 2019 Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Honor Book. Their work contributed significantly to the war effort in World War II, helped put a man into space and men on the moon, and helped developed supersonic airplanes. All four faced serious discrimination but gained great respect in the workplace. Against all odds, they secured jobs in a rigorous STEM field previously restricted to white males, and insistently pushed at the barriers that held them back. ![]() You can't get better role models than these four African American female math whizzes who broke new ground at NASA. ![]()
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