Pocket Bios: Marie Curie

by Al Berenger, Al Berenger (Illustrator)

Overview

A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of influential physicist and chemist Marie Curie.

Marie Curie, the first woman ever to win a Nobel Prize and only person to win it in two different scientific fields, was a physicist and chemist. As she conducted pioneering research, Marie Curie coined the term "radioactivity," developed some of the first techniques for isolating radioactive isotopes. She also discovered two elements: polonium and radium, and developed mobile X-ray units for use in field hospitals during World War I. In 1934, at the age of sixty-six, she died of complications from long-term exposure to radiation.

Pocket Bios are full of personality, introducing readers to fascinating figures from history with simple storytelling and cheerful illustrations. Titles include men and women from history, exploration, the sciences, the arts, the ancient world, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250213860
Publisher:	Roaring Brook Press
Publication date:	07/17/2018
Series:	Pocket Bios
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	11 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Al Berenger is the creator of the What a Story! collection, With these stories, Al makes learning history fun, allowing young readers to discover history through important characters in the Pocket Bios series. Al is part of a team of people at Unique Heritage Media in Paris, France.
Al Berenger is the author of the colorfully illustrated Pocket Bios series--pocket-size picture book biographies of such historical figures as Albert Einstein, Coco Chanel, Rosa Parks, and Muhammed Ali among many others.