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The Good Guys Agency
Think Like Katherine Johnson
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Welcome to the fifth book in the Good Guys Agency series! Boys need better role models, and in the Good Guys Agency series friends Lucky, Rudy, and Red take matters into their own hands!In volume five, we find our heroic pals tracking down legendary Katherine Johnson...
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Welcome to the fifth book in the Good Guys Agency series! Boys need better role models, and in the Good Guys Agency series--friends Lucky, Rudy, and Red--take matters into their own hands! This time, they track down Katherine Johnson, the human brain behind NASA's Apollo Moon Missions. Learn how math, and friends, really CAN save the day.
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Welcome to the fifth book in the Good Guys Agency series! Boys need better role models, and in the Good Guys Agency series friends Lucky, Rudy, and Red take matters into their own hands!
In volume five, we find our heroic pals tracking down legendary Katherine Johnson in order to find out what brain power really is and how to harness it as a superpower! Firing up the Kid Cruiser, the Good Guys Agency finds themselves back in time, learning how Katherine uses her brain as a living computer at NASA! Ms. Johnson teaches them all about the Apollo Space Missions and even let's them help out with the math that saves the day.
Time travel adventures, historic heroes, comic book panels, laughs, jokes, and more deliver a winning combination of fun, education, and values to inspire a new generation of honorable people this time with math! Perfect for fans of Captain Underpants and Dog Man!
'A mix of prose and colorful comic panels make for a fast-moving story, affirming the power of kindness and empathy.' Kirkus Reviews, review of The Good Guys Agency: Kind Like Fred Rogers
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781638193005
Publisher: Bushel & Peck Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 June 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Bushel & Peck Books
Illustration: 96 Illustrations
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Ricardo Tokumoto
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 159.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 96
About the Author
Nick Esposito is an award-winning teacher and education consultant with a passion for bringing best practices of service learning into the classroom. Nick has travelled around the world, serving with different organisations for different cultures and peoples. Through these experiences he has developed the belief that educational experiences must sharpen the mind and embrace the heart. Nick has degrees from Villanova University (journalism, sociology, peace & justice), Johns Hopkins (masters in urban education) and the University of Pennsylvania (masters in education entrepreneurship). Nick is the ecstatic husband of the love of his life and 'Habitat Crush', Cynthia. He is also a long-time hockey player and Philadelphia sports fan. He is the proud teacher of hundreds of students, all of whom are impacting the world in their own exciting, unique, yet quirky ways.
Ricardo Tokumoto was born in Limeira, Brazil. He later moved to Belo Horizonte, where he attended the Faculty of Fine Arts at UFMG and graduated with a BA in animation cinema. Today, he works on webcomics, creates comics for authors and publishers, and also works as an illustrator and animator.
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