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Margaret Hamilton

NASA programmer
2021
"Describes the life and work of Margaret Hamilton, a computer programmer who helped humans land on the moon"--Provided by publisher.

Madden NFL

2022
"An introductory look at the game of Madden NFL. Describes the history of the game, introduces the creators and innovators, highlights competitions, and provides insight about the game's future"--Provided by publisher.

Sylvia Mendez

education equality activist
"When she was only eight years old, Sylvia Mendez was part of a legal battle that ended segregation for Hispanic students in California. Seven years later, that barrier-breaking court case set a precedent for ending segregation across the country for students of all races and backgrounds. With this biography, readers will learn how Sylvia Mendez's parents fought for Hispanic students in California, how Mendez herself persevered through court cases and harassment at her new school, and how she is fighting for students today. A timeline and sidebars illustrate the connections between Mendez and other court cases for equality."--.

Pope Francis

builder of bridges
2018
A picture book biography of Pope Francis.

Thw Woman in the Moon

How Margaret Hamilton Helped Fly the First Astronauts to the Moon
2023
"A . . . biography of Margaret Hamilton, the computer engineer who helped Apollo 11 and mankind get from the Earth to the moon. First-hand accounts, . . . interviews with . . . Margaret Hamilton, and detailed science populate the pages of this . . . biography. In 1969, mankind successfully left our atmosphere and landed on the moon. It took countless hours of calculations, training, wonder, and sacrifice from all of the men and women who worked hard to make that landing. One of those people was Margaret Hamilton. A young computer engineer, Hamilton was hired to develop the completely new software used in the . . . Apollo Space Program. Soon she became the lead engineer, one of the few women in the almost entirely male-dominated profession. But it wasn't always easy. In [this book], science-writer and journalist Richard Maurer (Destination Moon, 2019) dives . . . into the backstory of this . . . woman. With first-hand interviews and access to primary sources, this . . . biography . . . captures the . . . atmosphere of the Space Race and the . . . figure of Margaret Hamilton"--Provided by publisher.

Moving forward

from space-age rides to Civil Rights sit-ins with Airman Alton Yates
2022
"A picture book biography on Alton Yates, a Black man who served in the Air Force in the 1950s and contributed to key research on flight safety for pilots and passengers. After returning home, Alton dedicated his life to standing against Jim Crow and fighting for racial equality"--Provided by publisher.

Mighty brave girls

2018
Text and photographs look at the courage and determination of Sylvia Mendez, Malala Yousafzai, and Claudette Colvin.

Pope Francis

In 2013, the white smoke of the Vatican announced to the world the election of the first Latin American Pope. That day, Father Jorge became Francis, but a few weeks earlier, he was walking the streets of his native Buenos Aires, always close to the needy. Discover the origins of the man who, with his example of humility and love, may change the Church, and perhaps the whole world.

Pope Francis

the people's Pope
"Describes the life, tribulations, and achievements of Pope Francis"--Provided by publisher.

Separate is never equal

Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation
"Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California"--Provided by publisher.

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