Bibliograph

Marie Curie and Radioactivity

Type

Label

Marie Curie and Radioactivity

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

GN540L, LexileDecoding demand: 98 (very high), Semantic demand: 100 (very high), Syntactic demand: 79 (high), Structure demand: 89 (very high), Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Marie Curie and Radioactivity

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Graphic Science Biographies Ser

Summary

At the start of the twentieth century, Marie Curie, a Polish physicist and chemist, stunned the scientific world. Her research led to the discovery of two elements, polonium and radium. She also examined the most unusual property of these elements: radioactivity. This graphic biography follows Curie from her early life in Poland to her scientific education in France. It also spotlights her work with Pierre Curie and her efforts to treat wounded soldiers during World War I

Target audience

juvenile

Classification