Bibliograph

Classified, The secret career of mary golda ross, cherokee aerospace engineer., Traci Sorell

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Label

Classified, The secret career of mary golda ross, cherokee aerospace engineer., Traci Sorell

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

940, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Classified

Nature of contents

dictionaries

resource.readingGradeLevel

Text Difficulty 4 - Text Difficulty 6

Responsibility statement

Traci Sorell

Sub title

The secret career of mary golda ross, cherokee aerospace engineer.

Summary

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. 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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

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