Margaret and the Moon

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/16/2017
ISBN: 9780399551857
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.30h x 8.70w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2017 pg. 133
School Library Journal 03/01/2017 pg. 163
Booklist 04/01/2017 pg. 34
Publishers Weekly 05/08/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 238 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 189739 / Margaret and the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Saved the First Lunar Landing
Reading Level: 3.7 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5