Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
by Helaine Becker and Dow Phumiruk
The bold story of Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who worked... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2018
Word Count 993
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 710L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 196205
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Math
- Science
- Social Studies
- STEAM
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Officials and employees--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Mathematicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Mathematicians
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | History of Science
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Mathematics | General
- African American women mathematicians
- African American women mathematicians--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Johnson, Katherine G.--Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Johnson, Katherine G
- Women mathematicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Officials and employees
- Women mathematicians
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Helaine Becker about Counting on Katherine
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Dow Phumiruk about Counting on Katherine
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Helaine Becker
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Dow Phumiruk
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Educator's Guide from Vermont Department of Libraries
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Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Tiemdow Phumiruk's YouTube Channel
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Awards & Distinctions 7

Cook Prize, 2012-2020
Winner, 2019

Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2021
Honor, 2019

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2021
Commended, 2019

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2020
Biography Selection, 2019

ILA Teachers' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2019

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2020
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Biography Selection, 2018
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