Marie Curie: A Photographic Story of a Life (DK Biography) by Vicki Cobb

Marie Curie: A Photographic Story of a Life (DK Biography) Reviews

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  Shena Leonard

  I think the Star Rating System is very subjective. I often read reviews and think I would have given it a different number of stars than the reviewer did based on what they wrote about the book. With that in mind, I decided to share how I define my ratings so you’ll understand my reviews. 😊
  
  ⭐️ This Book is terrible. If I were capable of quitting books, I definitely would have quit this book!
  
  ⭐️⭐️ This Book was just ok. I got through it, but I don’t feel I got a lot of value from it. I’ll be fine forgetting about it.
  
  ⭐️⭐️⭐️ This book was good. I enjoyed it, and never felt the need to put it down. I would recommend it to people I think would be interested in it. (This is the category most books I read fall into.)
  
  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This Book was REALLY GOOD! I slacked on other commitments (and sleep) to finish this book! I LOVED this book and will tell everyone I know to read it.
  
  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This Book is Obsession and Fangirl Worthy!! I will read it multiple times, create art about it, and make a T-shirt based on it. I will do my best to make everyone I ever talk to read it.
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  Elaine

  Great little read. This is more middle school friendly. However, great book for adults who adults who are not familiar with physics and chemistry pioneers. Marie Curie was the first of her kind. 1. Being a female scientist .2. Discovering polonium and radium . This was in the wake of the early pioneers of late 1800s and early 1900s when physics had a mass explosion in new discoveries. These discoveries ranged from Mendeleev’s period table of elements ; William Crookes cathode -ray tubes; and Curies discovery of radium and radio activity, along with composing radium to liquid form. She dealt with tons of push back from the science community for being female. Even her credit being given to her husband. This book was a great reminder of how far females have came in the science world. Along with how we need to still educate our young ones to pursue STEM education in our classrooms.
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  Jenny Harris

  This is exactly what I wanted from a biography: a quick read (only 120 pages) with lots of pictures. It was well-researched and incredibly readable. I knew very little about Marie Curie, but she is a woman worth knowing! Resilient as she was brilliant, and unsullied by fame. A mother AND a career woman who changed the world for the better (her radiology service during WWI?! Who knew?).
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  sarah

  mother of science 🔬🧪
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  Tatum 😦🫶

  4.5 stars I love her
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  Melissa

  A simple read with a lot of interesting information about Marie Curie.
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  Takuya Kitaura

  Biography level unknown
  Time 11/2 30min
  Chapter 1&2
  7 word summary Poland-sicentist-suggest-radioactivity-typhus-genius-a Noble prize
  
  Have you ever tried anything against pressure?
  
  A. Yes, I have. When I was a junior high school student, one kind of hoodlum said to me that English is Greek to him.
  Actually, many Japanese students do not like English. However, I would like to tell many people that Enlish is amazing!
  
  Many people try doing something against pressure. We must do our best not to regret!
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  Vida

  In spite of having read her lengthy biography written by her daughter, I learned a few new things about "Manya Sklowdowska's" life. There are some scientific dalliances in this book, written by a former science teacher, that I didn't appreciate. I was struck by how much Pierre and she were perfect mates. They respected and loved one another in the laboratory and at home. I would recommend this to anyone for a little reminder of her great works that permanently altered health care.
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  Lex Wilder

  So many DK books are difficult to follow. Short captions EVERYWHERE. This had text that I could easily follow along with a number of wonderful photos and artifacts. I felt like there were some pieces missing--some happenings in her life that were left out or glossed over: probably because this is a book for children. Given its size and the need to limit the subject matter somewhat, it was well done. Curie was a truly amazing woman.
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  Jasmine Mullings

  I love this book when i just saw the cover i thought it was just another face but really dont judge a book by its cover the book is talking about how she was a very smart women and how some places didnt allow woamen to teach at thier universites at that time and how she found the love of her life and had two child ren and still maintain to discover impirtant discoveries in science.
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  Dayna Smith

  A fantastic addition to this wonderful series of non-fiction books for young people. Not childish and yet not over a teenagers head, this is a great book about an amazing woman. The photos and timeline are beautifully done.
  
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  Denise

  As an adult, I really like these books for children. They give all the information necessary to understand a life and illustrate it with full-color photos. They're not too long or too-detailed. This is all I need to feel I got to know and understand the person.
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  Natalie Monson

  I'd heard her name a lot and wanted to know more about her. This book had just enough information and I enjoyed learning about her work.
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  Chris

  Very interesting and well-written photo biography.
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  Ryan

  Pretty good, not the funnest life to read about but she accomplished some cool stuff.
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  Leonela Serrano

  this was a book that i read for a report at school. i was happy to learn more about maire curie