The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne, Cline-Ransome Lesa

Автор: Cline-Ransome Lesa
Название: Counting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician
ISBN: 1974979377 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781974979370
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Цена: 13790.00 T
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Описание: Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or astronauts walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used their knowledge, pencils, adding machines, and writing paper to calculate the orbital mechanics needed to launch spacecraft. Katherine Johnson was one of these mathematicians who used trajectories and complex equations to chart the space program. Even as Virginia's Jim Crow laws were in place in the early 1950s, Katherine worked analyzing data at the NACA (later NASA) Langley laboratory. In 1962, as NASA prepared for the orbital mission of John Glenn, Katherine Johnson was called upon, and John Glenn said "get the girl" (Katherine Johnson) to run the numbers by hand to chart the complexity of the orbital flight. He knew that his flight couldn't work without her unique skills. President Barack Obama awarded Katherine Johnson the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, and her incredible life inspired the Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures.

Автор: Cline-Ransome Lesa
Название: Before She Was Harriet: The Story of Harriet Tubman
ISBN: 0823420477 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780823420476
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Цена: 11640.00 T
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Описание:

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book

Автор: Cline-Ransome Lesa
Название: Before She Was Harriet
ISBN: 0823444295 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780823444298
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Описание: An evocative poem and stunning watercolors come together to honor an American heroine in a Coretta Scott King Honor and Christopher Award-winning picture book.

We know her today as Harriet Tubman, but in her lifetime she was called by many names. As General Tubman she was a Union spy. As Moses she led hundreds to freedom on the Underground Railroad. As Minty she was a slave whose spirit could not be broken. As Araminta she was a young girl whose father showed her the stars and the first steps on the path to freedom.

This lush, lyrical biography in verse begins with a glimpse of Harriet Tubman as an old woman, and travels back in time through the many roles she played through her life: spy, liberator, suggragist and more. Illustrated by James Ransome, whose paintings for The Creation won a Coretta Scott King medal, this is a riveting introduction to an American hero.

The paperback edition includes a new author's note, and a list of resources for further study.

* A Junior Library Guild Selection
* A Coretta Scott King Honor Book
* A Christopher Award winner
* A Jane Addams Children's Honor Book

Автор: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Название: Story Of The Saxophone, The
ISBN: 0823437027 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780823437023
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Описание: Aptly named `Television`s First Lady` by Walter Ames of the Los Angeles Times, actress Beverly Garland (1926-2008) is also regarded as a Western and science-fiction film icon. In addition to more than 700 TV appearances, she made more than 55 feature and made-for-television films. This comprehensive biography includes a foreword and afterword by her colleagues Joseph Campanella and Peggy Webber.