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Marie Curie
Presents the life of the Polish scientist, whose discovery of two elements, polonium and radium, earned her two Nobel Prizes.
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48 pages, Library Binding
First published August 1, 2003
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December 13, 2019
When I was in elementary school and we were on the science segment, Marie Curie was always referred to as “Madame Curie,” never by her first name. We learned of her scientific accomplishments and how she died an early death, a casualty of her work on the radioactive elements radium and polonium.
Therefore, it was pleasing to see the title of this book using her given name and that name being used throughout. That is how it should be, for male scientists like Albert Einstein are never called Mr. Einstein. Despite the short length, this book is a fairly complete rendition of Marie Curie’s achievements. She was the winner of two Nobel prizes in the sciences, the first to ever accomplish this feat.
Marie Curie faced many obstacles in her life, yet she persisted in doing her passion, which was science. She is a superb role model for the modern girl that loves science and this book should be in every elementary school library as well as being regularly assigned reading.
Therefore, it was pleasing to see the title of this book using her given name and that name being used throughout. That is how it should be, for male scientists like Albert Einstein are never called Mr. Einstein. Despite the short length, this book is a fairly complete rendition of Marie Curie’s achievements. She was the winner of two Nobel prizes in the sciences, the first to ever accomplish this feat.
Marie Curie faced many obstacles in her life, yet she persisted in doing her passion, which was science. She is a superb role model for the modern girl that loves science and this book should be in every elementary school library as well as being regularly assigned reading.
March 2, 2013
Appeal- This text would appeal most to students who are interested in science, history, or important woman in history. Most likely would appeal to students in upper elementary school/intermediate grades.
Audience- This book would be most appropriate for students in 4th-6th grade, as the information in the text is slightly more advanced.
Application- I would apply this text in several ways. I might use this text for either a science or a history lesson in an upper elementary class (4th through 6th grade). I might also recommend this text to a student doing independent reading or doing research for science or on Marie Curie herself. It has accurate, basic information that would be appropriate for students to use in an elementary assignment.
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Audience- This book would be most appropriate for students in 4th-6th grade, as the information in the text is slightly more advanced.
Application- I would apply this text in several ways. I might use this text for either a science or a history lesson in an upper elementary class (4th through 6th grade). I might also recommend this text to a student doing independent reading or doing research for science or on Marie Curie herself. It has accurate, basic information that would be appropriate for students to use in an elementary assignment.
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