Marie Curie
by Throp, Claire
Series:Against the Odds Biographies · Heinemann InfoSearch
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AR Book Level
7.2
AR Points
1
Word Count
5,831
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
338708 EN
About this book
Marie Curie broke barriers in the world of science, becoming one of the most influential researchers in history despite facing discrimination as a woman in a male-dominated field. This biography follows her journey from a young girl in Poland to her groundbreaking discoveries of radium and polonium, which led to two Nobel Prizes. Her work laid the foundation for radiation therapy in medicine, changing the way we treat cancer forever.
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