Katherine Johnson

From the Set My Itty-Bitty Bio

The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a timeline, primary sources, and other informative backmatter.

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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 1
Reading Level Grade 1
Dewey 510.92 B
Lexile 380L
ATOS Reading Level 1.2
Guided Reading Level K
Publisher Cherry Lake Publishing
Series My Itty-Bitty Bio
Language English
Available Formats Reinforced book (9781534107106), Paperback (9781534108097), PDF (9781534109087), ePub (9781534122055), Hosted ebook (9781534120075), Kindle (9781534121065)
Copyright 2018
Number of Pages 24
Dimensions 8.25 x 8.25
Graphics Full-color illustrations, Full-color photographs, Historical photographs

School Library Journal - Katherine Johnson

Grades K-1 These short biographies are a gift to kindergartners everywhere. The text is informative and the biographies are compact and interesting. STEM providers can use these books to spark interest in women in the science and mathematics fields. Parents who viewed the film Hidden Figures will be familiar with the groundbreaking work of the African American women portrayed here and will want to share the information with their children. All of the women discussed in this series are to be emulated and are real role models and heroes for young readers. The books all include a similar format and are all told in the first person, allowing readers to feel as if the heroine is talking directly to them. Real photographs appear throughout and there is so much to be learned from each woman’s personal story. This is an inspiring series, and this librarian hopes it will continue with more real-life success stories. Glossary. Index. Table of Contents. Timeline. Sandra Kitain, Educational Reviewer, Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. Highly Recommended.

Author: Virginia Loh-Hagan

Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan was born in the luckiest of all years, the Year of the Dragon. She’s an author, university professor, curriculum designer, and former elementary school teacher. She was inspired to write this story after doing author visits. Her young audiences wanted to know more about Chinese New Year! She lives in San Diego with one well-trained husband and two very naughty dogs.

Illustrator: Jeff Bane

  • My Story
  • Timeline
  • Glossary
  • Index
Glossary of key words
Index
Primary-source text
Reviewed
Table of contents
Timeline of key events
Full-color illustrations, Full-color photographs, Historical photographs