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julie_ann_harper_1633's review against another edition
4.0
This book is great for younger readers who enjoy nonfiction and it's a great way to introduce nonfiction to those who may not like it. It's a quick read and full of information and facts that are easy for kids to grasp.
lcgerstmann's review against another edition
5.0
My daughter chose to be Marie Curie for her famous person project and read this book for research. She said it was a great book so I read it too. This is a wonderful book for a child doing a project on Marie Curie to read or for anyone interested in this amazing person. It is clear and succinct, containing all the important information you would need to know, but is also very interesting. I thought I knew a lot about Marie Curie, but I learned so much more. She was incredible! We know she was the first woman to win a Noble Prize for her discovery of radiation and the first person to win two for her discovery of radium and polonium, but she remains today the only person to have two in science. She was also the first woman in Europe to get a doctorate degree and to be a professor. She invented to mobile x-ray unit to help soldiers during WWI and she started the Radium institute, all in the early 1900s when not only were women not scientists, they didn't even go to college! She was denied the right to make an acceptance speech for her Nobel Prize because she was a woman, she was asked to decline the second one when news of an affair leaked out and she refused, saying her personal life has nothing to do with her scientific accomplishments. (This would never have happened to a man!). She is an amazing inspiration for little girls and women in science and this is a must read for all little girls to unlock their scientific potential!!!!
banhart04's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
All of the stars for Marie Curie