Marie Curie: Volume 6

(Hardback)

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In the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. The book follows Marie Curie, whose love of learning helped her to revolutionise the fight against cancer with her discovery of radium and polonium. This inspiring and informative little biography comes with extra facts about Marie's life at the back.

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The kind of books that adults will covet and collect as well The language and structure is simple enough for young readers, while a biographical timeline at the end of each book offers greater historical complexity * Irish Times *

Best childrens books for spring - Strikingly illustrated, theyre superb first biographies for younger readers.

* The Huffington Post *
Brilliantly accessible and inspiring * Rhino Reads *
One childrens books series trying to fight back by telling the inspiring stories of women who overcame adversity and made history by pursuing their childhood dreams. * Toronto Star *
A QUIRKY kids biography series * The Voice *
"As well as highlighting her achievements, the book quietlyemphasiseshow wonderful the imagination can be, and how this can inspire others, too. This is shown even through the illustrations, as Agatha's creations spill out across the pages." * Book Trust *
'This inspiring and informative little biography comes with extra facts about Marie's life at the back. Engaging illustrations are a real feature of the book and they combine with the easy-to-read text to give a good introduction. Check out the rest of this excellent series too.' * Parents in Touch *
'Sumptuously illustrated hardbacks, they take the life stories of famous women in history and retell them in a child-friendly way' * Daily Mail *

Author Bio

ISABEL SANCHEZ VERGARA, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children's books. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture.