Read Beyond the Episode!
Continue Katherine Johnson's adventure through a story where mathematics, curiosity, determination, and space exploration come together.
Counting on Katherine
Counting on Katherine follows Katherine Johnson from a child fascinated by numbers to her work as a mathematician in America's space program, showing young readers how curiosity and mathematics can become tools for solving extraordinary problems.
Katherine Johnson and the Math That Reached the Moon asks young adventurers to see mathematics as something we can use to measure, predict, navigate, and explore. This book lets families continue Katherine's story and see how a love of numbers grew into work connected to historic space missions.
This Story Has Been STEMulated!
Counting on Katherine has also been featured through STEMulating Stories, a special program with Dr. Whitney Gaskins that connects children's literature with STEM learning, curiosity, and exploration.
So after discovering the book, you can keep going with another way to experience the story and its STEM connections.
▶ WATCH STEMULATING STORIESStart at Your Local Library!
Before you buy, we encourage you to check your local library. Libraries are one of the best places to discover new stories, explore new ideas, and continue your STEMulating Adventure.
Ask your librarian to help you find Counting on Katherine—or explore other books about Katherine Johnson, mathematicians, space exploration, engineering, and problem-solving.
Read. Calculate. Discover. 🚀
A story can take you somewhere new. Mathematics can help you figure out how to get there.
Keep reading. Keep calculating. Keep STEMulating.