Yvonne Clark and Her Engineering Spark - Hardcover

$19.99

Yvonne Clark and Her Engineering Spark - Hardcover

Name: Yvonne Clark and Her Engineering Spark - Hardcover
Brand: BooksCloud
SKU: 9780374391355
Price: 19.99 USD
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by Allen R. Wells

$19.99

Book Overview

An NAACP Image Award Winner!

Based on a true story, this inspiring picture book is about a curious, tinkering girl who grew up to become one of the first Black female engineers for NASA - for fans of Ada Twist, Scientist and Counting on Katherine.

Yvonne Clark had an engineering spark--an instinct for figuring out how things worked.

Broken lamp? She screwed, rewired, and wrenched until...light!
Wrecked radio? She twisted, snipped, and hammered until...music!
Clogged furnace? She picked, plucked, and cleared until...heat!

When she grew up, Yvonne's problem-solving power took her to NASA, where fellow engineers had a serious problem with the Saturn V rocket's F-1 engine: It had hot spots--high temperatures in the engine.

Can Yvonne Clark and her engineering spark solve the problem?

In an electric tribute, Allen R. Wells artfully tells the life story of his favorite engineering professor who also happened to be one of our nation's most influential African American engineers. DeAndra Hodge's bright illustrations explode with energy, matching the vibrance of Yvonne as a creative child and following her rise to NASA and beyond.

ISBN	9780374391355
Author	Allen R. Wells
Publisher	Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Genre	Children and Biography
Format	Hardcover
Published	January 2025
Language	ENG- English
Pages	40
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Kids
Print Size	Standard Print