Human Computer

Mary Jackson, Engineer

By:

Andi Diehn

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Picture Book Biography

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Age range 5 to 8 A full-color picture book biography about Mary Jackson, who became the first female African American engineer at NASA—includes several STEM activities for some real-world learning connections! When Mary Jackson was growing up, she thought being an engineer was impossible for her. Why? After all, she was fantastic at math and science. She worked really hard to learn all she could in school. Why did this smart little girl think she couldn't be an engineer? In Human Computer: Mary Jackson, Engineer, readers ages 5 to 8 explore the life of Mary Jackson, who overcame the challenges of segregation and sexism to become the first female African American engineer at NASA!

Author Biography:

Andi Diehn is a writer and editor with an MFA in Creative Writing from Vermont College. She is the author of the Picture Book Science series, Shakespeare: Investigate the Bard's Influence on Today's World, Technology: Cool Women Who Code, and Explore Poetry!, all from Nomad Press. She lives in Enfield, New Hampshire, with her family. Katie Mazeika is an illustrator with a focus in children's publishing who loves spending her days making pictures. Her favorite part is adding the color and details. Katie is a graduate of the Columbus College of Art of Design. She lives in northeast Ohio with her husband, two kids, two dogs, and a cat.

Release date NZ

September 10th, 2019

Author

Andi Diehn

Audience

Children / Juvenile

Contributor

Illustrated by Katie Mazeika

Interest Age

From 5 to 6 years

Pages

Series

Picture Book Biography

ISBN-13

9781619307773

Product ID

30481560

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