Little People, Big Dreams

Katherine Johnson

Little People, Big Dreams

Katherine Johnson

by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Pub DateJan 07 2025

Quarto Publishing Group — Frances Lincoln Children’s Books |Frances Lincoln Children’s Books

Biographies & Memoirs|. Children’s Nonfiction| Professional & Technical

I am reviewing Little People, Big Dreams, Katherine Johnson, through Quarto Publishing Group and Netgalley:

This book is perfect for younger kids interested in Stem based subjects!

Get to know Katherine Johnson and her incredible story! A trailblazer whose calculations changed the future of space exploration.

Katherine enjoyed learning, and math was her favorite subject. She worked so hard in class that she was able to move up to high school four years early! Due to racist laws of the time, Katherine’s family had to move to a town where Black students could attend school. She was the first Black woman to attend one of West Virginia’s top universities after high school and college. She was the first Black woman to attend a West Virginia university after high school and college.

In 1953, she joined NASA, which became the U.S. space agency. Katherine’s mathematical skills…