Masterminds: Marie Curie
Published on 13. February 2020
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-5263-1250-1 (ISBN)
Description
Meet the S.T.E.A.M. pioneers and discover their fascinating life story and inspirations.
Marie Curie tells the story of this key scientific figure, covering her origins as the daughter of a Polish teacher through her work on radioactivity, winning the Nobel Prize, her professorship at the Sorbonne and her amazing legacy to science today.
Masterminds introduces some of the world's great scientists, inventors and artists, retelling their lives and explaining why their work is important. Clear photographic designs bring a real-life quality to these biographies and major S.T.E.A.M. discoveries.
Provides an understanding of scientific discoveries and presents inspirational lives from a variety of diverse backgrounds.
Includes a timeline of the person's life and shows the ongoing legacy that we can see around us today.
Perfect for readers aged 7 and up.
Marie Curie tells the story of this key scientific figure, covering her origins as the daughter of a Polish teacher through her work on radioactivity, winning the Nobel Prize, her professorship at the Sorbonne and her amazing legacy to science today.
Masterminds introduces some of the world's great scientists, inventors and artists, retelling their lives and explaining why their work is important. Clear photographic designs bring a real-life quality to these biographies and major S.T.E.A.M. discoveries.
Provides an understanding of scientific discoveries and presents inspirational lives from a variety of diverse backgrounds.
Includes a timeline of the person's life and shows the ongoing legacy that we can see around us today.
Perfect for readers aged 7 and up.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 9 years
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 194 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
260 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5263-1250-1 (9781526312501)
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Person
Izzi Howell is an award-winning author and editor of over fifty children's books. She lives in East Sussex and enjoys learning languages, cooking and travelling around Europe.
Her book Cats React to Science Facts was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 6-8 year-olds award at The Lollies and winner of The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2020.
Her book Cats React to Science Facts was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 6-8 year-olds award at The Lollies and winner of The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2020.
Content
1: Who was Marie Curie?
1: Childhood
1: Studies in France
1: Meeting Pierre
1: Studying rays
1: New discoveries
1: Radioactive radium
1: Working hard
1: Family
1: Teaching and learning
1: World War One
1: Later years
1: Remembering Marie Curie
1: Childhood
1: Studies in France
1: Meeting Pierre
1: Studying rays
1: New discoveries
1: Radioactive radium
1: Working hard
1: Family
1: Teaching and learning
1: World War One
1: Later years
1: Remembering Marie Curie