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Marie Curie
Contributor(s): Krull, Kathleen (Author)

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ISBN: 0142412651     ISBN-13: 9780142412657
Publisher: Puffin Books
OUR PRICE: $6.79  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2009
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Annotation: Talk about a glowing reputation! Marie Curie, the woman who coined the term radioactivity, won not just one Nobel prize but twoin physics and in chemistry, both supposedly girl-phobic sciences. As with her previous star-studded biographies of Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton, and Sigmund Freudall three chosen as ALA Notable BooksKathleen Krull offers readers a fascinating portrait of this mythic giant of science who abhorred publicity. And she also places Curies ground-breaking discovery of two elements within the framework of science at that time.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Physics
Dewey: B
Age Level: 10-13
Grade Level: 5-8
Lexile Measure: 1050(Not Available)
Series: Giants of Science (Viking Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.5" L (0.25 lbs) 142 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1900-1949
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
- Catalog Heading - Biographies
- Curriculum Strand - Biographies
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 118058
Reading Level: 8.3   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 4.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Talk about a glowing reputation Marie Curie, the woman who coined the term radioactivity, won not just one Nobel prize but twoin physics and in chemistry, both supposedly girl-phobic sciences. As with her previous star-studded biographies of Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton, and Sigmund Freudall three chosen as ALA Notable BooksKathleen Krull offers readers a fascinating portrait of this mythic giant of science who abhorred publicity. And she also places Curies ground-breaking discovery of two elements within the framework of science at that time.
 
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