Author(s): Various
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 288
Publisher: Simon Spotlight
Language: English
Date Published: 2017-12-12
Dimensions: 155 x 241 x 33mm
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Edition: Boxed Set
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Get to know some of the many people who have changed history with this boxed set featuring six fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Reads that are part of a series of biographies about people "you should meet!" Get to know the first women computer programmers, the first African-American principal dancer at the American Ballet Theater, an incredible Olympic gold medalist who broke records and barriers, the first female African-American astronaut, the amazing "Father of Surfing," and one of the greatest mathematicians of all time with the first six books in the You Should Meet series! A special section at the back of each book includes extras on subjects like history and math, plus fun trivia facts on ballet, computer programming, and more! With the You Should Meet series, learning about historical figures has never been so much fun! This collection includes:
Women Who Launched the Computer Age
Mae Jemison
Jesse Owens
Misty Copeland
Duke Kahanomoku
Katherine Johnson