Not only did the movie look great and have a spectacular story to tell, the headliners were black women! I hadn’t seen the movie before starting the book, but I was excited anyway. When the ads for Hidden Figures came out last year I was ecstatic. The writing is fairly basic (few complex sentences), and there were a few typos (omitted punctuation, a misspelled 'Glen'), but this would be very accessible for elementary students and up. I am certain that many of my students are unaware of the many of the situations and events that took place (even including the Soap Box Derby near the end) It does a nice job of incorporating important events in the Civil Rights movement and personalizing them through the individuals in the book.Īfter reading this book (and I am about to start immediately on the adult version), I have an appreciation for a little of the artistic license taken by the film.
Actually, she does a nice job of describing some of the physics and mathematics involved. The book is much more dry, but if you have seen the film, you will have a much better understanding of the situations that Shetterly describes. The film is full of so much charm as it tells the story of the African-American women who were an important part of NACA, later NASA. I can't believe I'm saying this, but this is one case where I think it would be beneficial to see the movie version first.
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