By Isabel Thomas (author) , Anke Weckmann (illustrator) Part of the Little Guides to Great Lives series
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Marie Curie, written by Isabel Thomas and illustrated by Anke Weckmann, is a charmingly illustrated biography of one of the world’s most famous scientists. Marie Curie was a brilliant scientist who coined the term ‘radioactivity’, discovered polonium and radium, and helped develop treatments for cancer. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Marie Curie was a brilliant scientist who coined the term `radioactivity', discovered polonium and radium, and helped develop treatments for cancer. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, but her dedication to physics ultimately caused her death from radiation.
Isabel Thomas is an award-winning science writer and children’s author. She has written more than 180 science books about science and nature for young audiences. Isabel has been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Awards and won the AAAS Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books 2020.
When she's not writing, you'll find her experimenting, inventing, drawing, exploring and wearing out her library card.
Isabel read Human Sciences at Oxford University, before working in journalism and children's publishing. She lives in Cambridge, where she's zookeeper to three young sons and a primary school governor.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Marie Curie - Little Guides to Great Lives and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
Marie Curie - Little Guides to Great Lives features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, People / Places, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Science, Featured Books for 7+ readers
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Marie Curie - Little Guides to Great Lives was written by Isabel Thomas and published by Laurence King Publishing
Marie Curie - Little Guides to Great Lives has 63 pages
Yes it is part of Little Guides to Great Lives series
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