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Clasificado (Classified)

by Traci Sorell
Natasha Donovan
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"Despegue. ¡Una biografía que llega más allá de las estrellas!"—excelente, Kirkus Reviews Mary Golda Ross trabajaba en muchos proyectos clasificados como ingeniera aeroespacial del siglo XX, y gran parte de lo que hizo sigue siendo secreto hasta el día de hoy. Sin embargo, su trabajo tuvo una importancia enorme para el programa espacial de Estados Unidos, y rompió las barreras como mujer cheroqui en un campo dominado por los hombres. Descubre la historia de cómo una niña enamorada de las matemáticas del noreste de Oklahoma abrió el camino para sí misma y para las demás, recurriendo a valores tradicionales cheroquis durante toda su carrera. Con una prosa atractiva e ilustraciones llamativas, la aclamada autora cheroqui Traci Sorell y la ilustradora mestiza ganadora de premios Natasha Donovan presentan un retrato cautivador de la vida y el trabajo de Mary Golda Ross. An American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award Honor Picture Book "A stellar addition to the genre that will launch careers and inspire for generations, it deserves space alongside stories of other world leaders and innovators."—starred, Kirkus Reviews Mary Golda Ross designed classified airplanes and spacecraft as Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's first female engineer. Find out how her passion for math and the Cherokee values she was raised with shaped her life and work, now in Spanish. Cherokee author Traci Sorell and Métis illustrator Natasha Donovan trace Ross's journey from being the only girl in a high school math class to becoming a teacher to pursuing an engineering degree, joining the top-secret Skunk Works division of Lockheed, and being a mentor for Native Americans and young women interested in engineering. In addition, the narrative highlights Cherokee values including education, working cooperatively, remaining humble, and helping ensure equal opportunity and education for all.
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Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

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  • Release date: January 1, 2023

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  • ISBN: 9781728493497
  • Release date: January 1, 2023

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  • ISBN: 9781728493480
  • File size: 4506 KB
  • Release date: January 1, 2023

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Biography & Autobiography Juvenile Nonfiction Multi-Cultural Science

Languages

Spanish; Castilian

"Despegue. ¡Una biografía que llega más allá de las estrellas!"—excelente, Kirkus Reviews Mary Golda Ross trabajaba en muchos proyectos clasificados como ingeniera aeroespacial del siglo XX, y gran parte de lo que hizo sigue siendo secreto hasta el día de hoy. Sin embargo, su trabajo tuvo una importancia enorme para el programa espacial de Estados Unidos, y rompió las barreras como mujer cheroqui en un campo dominado por los hombres. Descubre la historia de cómo una niña enamorada de las matemáticas del noreste de Oklahoma abrió el camino para sí misma y para las demás, recurriendo a valores tradicionales cheroquis durante toda su carrera. Con una prosa atractiva e ilustraciones llamativas, la aclamada autora cheroqui Traci Sorell y la ilustradora mestiza ganadora de premios Natasha Donovan presentan un retrato cautivador de la vida y el trabajo de Mary Golda Ross. An American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award Honor Picture Book "A stellar addition to the genre that will launch careers and inspire for generations, it deserves space alongside stories of other world leaders and innovators."—starred, Kirkus Reviews Mary Golda Ross designed classified airplanes and spacecraft as Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's first female engineer. Find out how her passion for math and the Cherokee values she was raised with shaped her life and work, now in Spanish. Cherokee author Traci Sorell and Métis illustrator Natasha Donovan trace Ross's journey from being the only girl in a high school math class to becoming a teacher to pursuing an engineering degree, joining the top-secret Skunk Works division of Lockheed, and being a mentor for Native Americans and young women interested in engineering. In addition, the narrative highlights Cherokee values including education, working cooperatively, remaining humble, and helping ensure equal opportunity and education for all.
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Biography & Autobiography Juvenile Nonfiction Multi-Cultural Science
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