Hidden Figures (picture book)
 First edition cover of Hidden Figures | |
| Author | Margot Lee Shetterly, Winifred Conkling |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Laura Freeman |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | picture book |
| Published | 2018 (HarperCollins Children's Books) |
| Awards | Coretta Scott King Award honor book for illustrator |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-274246-9 |
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race is a 2018 picture book by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling, illustrated by Laura Freeman. The picture book is adapted from Shetterly's 2016 non-fiction book Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race. In 2019, it was adapted into a 15-minute animated film, narrated by Octavia Spencer and released by Weston Woods Studios.
Summary[edit]
Hidden Figures tells the story of four African-American female mathematicians and the work they did at NASA from the 1940s to the 1960s.
Reception[edit]
Kirkus Reviews called the Hidden Figures "an important story to tell about four heroines."[1] Writing for School Library Journal, Megan Kilgallen said "Freeman’s full-color illustrations are stunning and chock-full of details, incorporating diagrams, mathematical formulas, and space motifs throughout . . . enhancing the whole book."[2]
Hidden Figures was named a Coretta Scott King Award honor book for illustration.[3]
See also[edit]
- Hidden Figures, 2016 film
References[edit]
- ^ "HIDDEN FIGURES: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race". Kirkus Reviews. 86 (6): 1. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-02-05 – via EBSCO.
- ^ Kilgallen, Megan (March 2018). "Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race". School Library Journal. 64 (3): 140. Retrieved 2018-02-05 – via EBSCO.
- ^ "Coretta Scott King Book Awards - All Recipients, 1970-Present". American Library Association. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
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