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Marie Curie

by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Frau Isa
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In this international bestseller from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Marie Curie, the Nobel Prize–winning scientist.
When Marie was young, she was unable to go to college because she was a woman. But when she was older, her scientific work was respected around the world. Her discoveries of radium and polonium dramatically helped in the fight against cancer, and she went on to win the Nobel Prize for Physics! This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the scientist's life.
Little People, BIG DREAMS is a best-selling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.
This empowering series of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardcover and paperback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets. Activity books and a journal provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.

Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

  • Creators

  • Series

    Little People, BIG DREAMS

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    October 3, 2017

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781786032195

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      February 1, 2017

      K-Gr 3-Young readers are introduced to the exceptional lives of Agatha Christie and Marie Curie. Though slight, each book succinctly portrays its figure as a once inquisitive child eager to pursue her interests, concluding with her ultimate success. Events are selected for their relatability for child readers (a young Christie reading in bed late at night, a young Curie winning a gold medal at school). The informative text is accompanied by visuals that portray scenes relevant to the story. Christie is smartly illustrated in black-and-white with pops of red, a perfect reflection of her future as a mystery writer. Curie is steeped in cool tones, with an occasional pinkish heart surrounding Curie and her husband, Pierre. An extra bonus is the additional biographical material and photographs for each volume.

      Copyright 2017 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Kirkus

      January 15, 2017
      A very first introduction to the great scientist.Apparently more concerned with explaining why Marie Curie is worth knowing than compiling biographical details, Sanchez Vegara dispenses with most names and all dates to focus on achievements that reflect her subject's intellect and character. Opening with Marie's childhood vow to "be a scientist, not a princess" and her later move from her unnamed home country to become "the best math and science student in Paris," the author highlights her marriage and Pierre's "terrible accident," her discoveries of radium and polonium (no explanation provided), her two Nobel Prizes, and how she helped injured soldiers in an unspecified way during a never-named war and afterward established an institute in Paris to further girls' educations. Isa idealizes Curie's features in the illustrations, portraying her as a sweet, smiling child with pale-white skin even in a final view (based on a famous photo) showing her sitting on a pile of books in a row of other great scientists--all of whom are, unsurprisingly, male and white. In the co-published Agatha Christie, illustrator Elisa Munso at least lets her subject grow up but likewise (with rather more justice) leaves her among stacks of books after Sanchez Vegara's generalized account of the author's travels, detectives, and gift for plot twists. Both profiles close with photos, timelines, and afterwords that fill in some of the blanks. Like other tributes in the series, adequate fare for cluing newer readers in on some worthy role models. (Picture book/biography. 5-7)

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Formats

  • OverDrive Read

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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