Marie Curie: Brave Scientist

by Keith Brandt

Other authorsKaren Dugan (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 1983

Status

Check shelf

Call number

J 92 Cu

Publication

Troll Communications Llc (1983), 48 pages

Description

A brief biography focusing on the youth of the scientist who twice received the Nobel Prize for her work with radium.

Local notes

0000-0830-5348

User reviews

LibraryThing member thunder05
Marie Curie was the 1st woman to win the Noble Prize and the 1st to win 2. The book talked about her upbringing in Poland and how her parents were both teachers. Going to school she had to learn in Russian, but secretly they spoke in Polish. She was not allowed to go to College and became
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depressed. But as the years passed she did go to college and discovered 2 elements.

I liked this book because it informed me about her in a shorten bio. I think the children will like it too because it is easy to read.

Let children read books on biographes of people that interest them.
Also do some kind of science experiment.
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2005

Physical description

9.25 inches

ISBN

9780893758554
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