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1. A perfect picture book version of a complex and compelling story. C
   Note: People that gave this one or two stars were confused-there are several versions of the original 375 page book for adults. This picture book is for young children, and there is another version for middle graders in 3-7th grade! The author is telling this story to all levels of readers, so watch what you are buying!This is a perfect picture book version of a complex and compelling story. The authors do a fine job of capturing the times in which these future pioneers grew up, facing discrimination both because of their race and their gender. We see their brilliance and their perseverance. The science is beautifully explained for younger kids. The illustrations are very relatable. Several copies of both the picture book and the middle grade books versions belong in every elementary school! First through third grade teachers should read it aloud and discuss it! I would give this 10 stars if I could!

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2. Teacher approved to inspire points of conversation.
   I bought a couple of different books o. This subject to allow my students to see how the same story can be told, but through different perspectives. They loved it and asked me to read it again. They loved the talking points it inspired, which ties back to prior learning, about the cival rights movement and women’s rights movement. I love choosing books that inspire a child to think about the culture and time frame the story is taking place. The “why” behind the actions of the characters. This book did that for our classroom. I believe it was a great addition to our solar system and space unit of study.

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3. An Enjoyable Nonfiction Picture Book for Kids 7-9 Years Old
   • Beautifully illustrated.•The author did a great job of narrating the lives of four remarkable women in an easy to understand and follow along way. I also appreciate that the author didn’t stray away from more difficult topics like segregation in the United States and defined the outdated (but still prevalent to today’s society) practice in way that both kids and adults can comprehend.5/5 stars.

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4. Favorite
   One of my favorite books now. Excellent!!

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5. Perfect for Young readers
   This book is perfect for young readers especially those interested in STEM. Highly recommend getting copies (hard copies) for school libraries and programmes encouraging young readers.

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6. Awesome!
   My granddaughter loved it and so did her classmates!

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7. Strong book, mostly facts vs. story though.
   I love the movie, and was excited for the picture book. The illustrations in this book are fantastic. Also, the use of vocab in the book is excellent, they use complex words but, always define them in a kid friendly way. This book is a strong hybrid text as it is both a biography, but it also has parts that are almost pure nonfiction with not much story. The other advantage to this book is that it does an excellent job of telling the reader about the time period this took place. Readers learn lots of facts about how NASA came to be, and what life was like for African Americans in the 1950s. This can lead to an excellent discussion regarding how the time period played a role in the lives of the characters. However, I read this aloud to my 3rd graders, and because the book is long (and not always riveting), we read it over a few days. Reading it over a few days was fine, I was just expecting more of a story with non fiction mixed in, this was the opposite. Still glad I bought the book, but, it was different than expected. I can imagine lots of ways I can use this as a mentor text when modeling strategies for reading a hybrid text like this one.

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8. Fantastic book and true story
   Bought this for my boyfriend’s kindergarten class for Black History and Women’s History months. It’s a bit old for kindergarten but they enjoyed it with him explaining and showing them pictures of the women real life. I teach the abridged junior version of Hidden Figures to my middle schoolers for Black History and Women’s History months

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9. Lean la descripción primero porque yo quería la versión larga y no me di cuenta que era para niños… al final lo leí y se lo regalé a una niñita ❤️

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10. Got this as a gift for my friend’s daughter she enjoyed the book, so makes a great gift for kids.

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11. Love this book. Very positive representation of black women, love the outfits😃. Inspiring read especially for those that might struggle in Maths.

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12. Ben scritto.. disegni chiari. Segue le donneee.loro percorso.diritti civili..lo spazio negli anni 60. Donnen egli annin60s negli USA .Raccomandato..va bene dalla terza media

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13. Une oeuvre de vulgarisation très intéressante, avec de très belles images et des renseignements précieux.Envoi express sous pli soigné.Excellente transaction! Merci!

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