An American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award Honor
Picture Book
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.
"A stellar addition to the genre that will launch careers and inspire
for generations, it deserves space alongside stories of other world
leaders and innovators."--starred, Kirkus Reviews