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Margaret and the Moon

by Dean Robbins
Lucy Knisley
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A true story from one of the Women of NASA!
Margaret Hamilton loved numbers as a young girl. She knew how many miles it was to the moon (and how many back). She loved studying algebra and geometry and calculus and using math to solve problems in the outside world.
Soon math led her to MIT and then to helping NASA put a man on the moon! She handwrote code that would allow the spacecraft’s computer to solve any problems it might encounter. Apollo 8. Apollo 9. Apollo 10. Apollo 11. Without her code, none of those missions could have been completed.
 
Dean Robbins and Lucy Knisley deliver a lovely portrayal of a pioneer in her field who never stopped reaching for the stars.
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Publisher: Random House Children's Books
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  • Release date: May 16, 2017

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  • ISBN: 9780399551871
  • File size: 6 KB
  • Release date: May 16, 2017
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Biography & Autobiography Juvenile Nonfiction Reference Science

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:3.7
Lexile® Measure:630
Interest Level:K-3(LG)
Text Difficulty:2-3

A true story from one of the Women of NASA!
Margaret Hamilton loved numbers as a young girl. She knew how many miles it was to the moon (and how many back). She loved studying algebra and geometry and calculus and using math to solve problems in the outside world.
Soon math led her to MIT and then to helping NASA put a man on the moon! She handwrote code that would allow the spacecraft’s computer to solve any problems it might encounter. Apollo 8. Apollo 9. Apollo 10. Apollo 11. Without her code, none of those missions could have been completed.
 
Dean Robbins and Lucy Knisley deliver a lovely portrayal of a pioneer in her field who never stopped reaching for the stars.
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography Juvenile Nonfiction Reference Science