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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Growing up in the 1830s, Louis Pasteur saw the horrifying effects of diseases like rabies and tuberculosis. Filled with curiosity and imagination, Pasteur began a lifelong search for answers to his many questions about diseases. Although many scientists disagreed with his unusual ideas, his discoveries made him famous. Through his dedication and insight, Pasteur saved millions of lives and laid the groundwork for future medical advancements.
2) Marie Curie
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the life and accomplishments of the Polish scientist, including her discovery of polonium and radium and her work teaching at the Sorbonne.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Born in Warsaw, Poland on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous scientific partnerships in history. Together they discovered two elements and won a Nobel Prize in 1903. (Marie later won another Nobel for chemistry in 1911.)...
4) Marie Curie
Author
Series
Giants of science (Viking) volume 4
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Describes the life and work of the scientist who won two Nobel Prizes and died of radiation poisoning from years of investigating the dangerous elements that she herself had discovered.
6) Marie Curie
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The story of Marie Curie, also about Pierre Curie, and the discovery of radium.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Discover the life of Marie Curie, a story for kids 6 to 9 about discovering big things through hard work. Marie Curie became one of the most celebrated scientists in history. Before she changed the world with her discoveries in physics and chemistry, Marie was an intelligent girl who studied hard to reach the top of her class. She overcame many challenges, including people who told her she couldn’t be a scientist because she was a woman. She didn’t...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
In Marie Curie, learn how the Polish chemist and physicist chose to pursue a career in science and discovered radium, earning the Nobel Prize twice. Features include a timeline, a glossary, essential facts, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.--
10) Marie Curie
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"In the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. The book follows Marie Curie, whose love of learning helped her to revolutionize the fight against cancer with her discovery of radium and polonium. This inspiring and informative little biography comes with extra facts...