Reviews for Marie Curie

The average rating for Marie Curie based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-10-01 00:00:00 Arthur Silver This is a biography intended for children. First published in 1981 (my edition was published in 1990), the writing and artwork for this book are a little dated, but there isn't anything too offensive to modern sensibilities. I quite liked the emphasis on Marie Curie's hard work, her perseverance. In fact, there was quite a bit there about her character - her generosity, her self-sacrifice for others, her dedication even when things were difficult, etc. For whatever reason, I haven't been seeing that sort of explicit mention of character models in other biographies I've read with my kid. It was particularly good because some of the traits discussed are specifically things that my kid struggles with, so it gave us some nice 'teachable moments.' There's also a section at the end about radiation. While not exactly cutting edge, the information is no more dated than what most high school students would be exposed to.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-05-26 00:00:00 Lori Martin A thorough journey through the fascinating life of a woman who won two Nobel Prizes and gave birth to a daughter who would also win a Nobel. Marie Curie was an intellectual force, and the life she lived had challenges that she continued to overcome and almost always come through the victor.