• Deep teal or dark peacock blue background; Marie Curie in large flowing white handwritten script; young Marie with warm brown hair in a neat updo with a pale mint hair bow, rosy cheeks, large dark eyes and red lips; deep teal blue Victorian-style dress with white sailor-style collar trim and white lace cuffs; cradling a large round-bottomed glass chemistry flask filled with softly glowing pale teal luminescent liquid; small white atom or electron orbit symbols floating on either side; Written by Mª Isabel S
  • Young Marie resting her chin on folded arms on a warm brown wooden table, wide curious eyes gazing at a collection of glass specimen jars and bottles — one with an acorn, one filled with crystal chunks, one with two tiny insects and a miniature ladder, one lying on its side with tiny ants; pink ribbon bow in her brown updo; red or coral top; dreamy painterly background of soft teal-green and sage botanical leaves and stylised round-topped trees against a pale sky; spread text: "When Marie was a little girl,
  • Young Marie in a red or coral Victorian dress with teal apron and brown leather satchel on her back, pink hair bow; standing at a large dark green chalkboard covered in white chalk equations and mathematical formulae; holding an oversized circular gold medal with a decorative laurel wreath border and the number 1 engraved centrally, suspended on a long curling teal ribbon; caption: "Marie was from a poor family but she was very smart. At school, she won a gold medal for her studies, which she kept in her dr
  • Young adult Marie standing alone on a teal blue-green train platform; pale grey or white high-necked Victorian blouse with white neck tie and deep teal-green full-length skirt; carrying a tan leather handbag and a small rust-red suitcase; a teal train carriage behind her with "Paris" in elegant cursive on its side; deep teal arched platform background with a dark botanical leafy pattern of leaves and small red berries; warm rust-orange platform floor; caption: "Marie wasn't allowed to go to university in he
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LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS: MARIE CURIE (HB)

LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS: MARIE CURIE (HB)

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Part of the beloved Little People, BIG DREAMS series — beautifully illustrated biographical picture books that introduce young children to the lives of remarkable people who changed the world. This volume tells the story of Marie Curie, the most decorated female scientist in history — and the only person ever to win the Nobel Prize in two different sciences.

When Marie was a little girl, she made a vow to herself: she was going to be a scientist, not a princess. From an early age she was fascinated by specimens, experiments and the natural world. She was clever enough to win a gold medal at school — but when the time came to go to university, she wasn’t allowed. Only men could study. So Marie packed her bags and moved to Paris, where she threw herself into science with extraordinary dedication. Her discoveries of two new elements — radium and polonium (named after her home country of Poland) — revolutionised our understanding of radioactivity and dramatically advanced the fight against cancer. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 and the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1911, becoming the first woman to win the prize and the only person ever to win it twice in different fields.

Told in simple, engaging language with luminous and dreamy illustrations by Frau Isa, this is an inspiring introduction to one of the greatest scientific minds who ever lived. A facts and photos section at the back brings Marie’s story into the real world.

  • Part of the Little People, BIG DREAMS series
  • Written by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara
  • Illustrated by Frau Isa
  • Publisher: Aurum Press / Quarto
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • Dimensions: 240 x 195mm
  • Publication date: 22 February 2017
  • For readers aged 4 and up
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