Livewire Real Lives: Marie Curie

"Livewire" is a range of reading material with a teenage/adult interest level for those with reading ages below 10, or for adult students learning English as a second or foreign language. All "Livewire" titles have been written by qualified special needs teachers, and have been assessed by The Basic Skills Agency to ensure accessibility in both layout and content. They are also subtly colour-coded for the appropriate "reading age". This biography of Marie Curie is part of the "Livewire: Real Lives" series, which introduces pupils to some of the most influential and well-known figures in history.

Paperback - 32 pages ( 5 June, 2000)
Hodder & Stoughton Educational; ISBN: 0340780517

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The seventh book in a series of short, funny biographies of major world figures featuring facts and illustrations. Did you know Marie Curie carried out most of her experiments in a leaky old shed? Or that her husband Pierre Curie, also a famous scientist, was knocked down and killed by a milk cart?

Paperback - 64 pages ( 7 January, 2000)
Macmillan Children's Books; ISBN: 0330375717

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Determined to prove that she is as good a scientist as a man, Marie Curie earns two university degrees before searching for radium. This book is part of a series which introduces children to famous scientists and their discoveries through stories.

Paperback - 46 pages (15 July, 1997)
Hodder Wayland; ISBN: 0750022973

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This series probes into the lives of famous historical figures by posing questions that children would want to ask. Presented in the form of an interview, each book takes a more personal approach to biography. In this title, Marie Curie is asked about why she decided to become a scientist.

Hardcover - 32 pages (18 August, 2000)
Belitha Press; ISBN: 1841381357

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Taken from a series which look at the work and private lives of our great scientists.

Paperback - 80 pages (24 March, 1997)
Constable; ISBN: 0094770204

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Biography of the remarkable woman written by her daughter. Describes the joys and sorrows experienced by the whole family and Marie's own personal struggle against the prejudice against women that was prevalent at the time.

Paperback - 393 pages (August 1986)
Da Capo Press; ISBN: 0306802813

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The story of the scientist who, with her husband, discovered radium and change the world.

School & Library Binding (September 1994)
MacMillan; ISBN: 0027353753

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School & Library Binding (August 1997)
Childs World; ISBN: 1567662293

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Marie and Pierre Curie were pioneers in the study of radioactivity, achieving world renown for their Nobel prize-winning discovery of radium and polonium. This biographical introduction to the couple describes the Curies' lives, their research, their marriage and Marie's controversial final years.

Paperback - 127 pages (21 May, 1998)
Sutton Publishing; ISBN: 0750915277

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