Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
Author: Johnson, Katherine
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.1
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
44090
Points per Word
0.000181
Page Count
248
Points per Page
0.032258
Description
In this autobiography, Katherine Johnson tells her life story including her career as a NASA mathematician, her work on the Apollo 11 mission, and the daily challenges she faced from both racism and sexism.