Marie Curie: Prize-Winning Scientist Contributor(s): Mortensen, Lori (Author), Jaekel, Susan (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1404837310 ISBN-13: 9781404837317 Publisher: Picture Window Books
Binding Type: Library Binding - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2008 * Out of Print * Annotation: Features Reading and Content Advisers/Sidebars/Timeline/Did You Know? Section/Glossary with Pronunciation/At the Library/Historic Sites/Index Safe Web sites at www.FactHound.comStandards Standards in History for Grades K-4: Topic 3: The History of the United States' Democratic Principles and Values, and the Peoples from Many Cultures Who Contributed to Its Cultural, Economic, and Political Heritage Quizzes at www.picturewindowbooks.com Click for more in this series: Biographies (Picture Window Books) |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Chemistry - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Physics |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2007032885 |
Age Level: 5-9 |
Grade Level: Kindergarten-4 |
Lexile Measure: 610(Not Available) |
Guided Reading: M (Grade 2) |
Series: Biographies (Picture Window Books) |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 10.27" W x 10.22" L (0.76 lbs) 24 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Features: Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Recycled Paper, Table of Contents |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 119997 Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When most women were not even attending college, Marie Curie earned degrees in physics and mathematics. When she began studying rocks, she soon discovered elements that gave off an invisible energy called radioactivity. Because of her amazing discoveries, in 1903 Marie Curie became the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize for Physics. Today, she is remembered as one of the most important scientists of all time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mortensen, Lori: - Lori Mortensen is a multi-published children's author who writes fiction and nonfiction on all sorts of subjects. When she's not plunking away at the keyboard, she enjoys making cheesy bread rolls, gardening, and hanging out with her family at their home in northern California. |
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