Marie Curie and Her Daughter Irene (Lerner Biography) [Library Binding]

Rosalynd Pflaum (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1993 | Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Lerner Biography

Presents the life stories of Marie Curie, dicoverer of radium, polonium, and natural radiation, and her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie, discoverer of artificial radiation.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6-- The lives of two women whose research efforts led to the receipt of three Nobel prizes between them. More in-depth and complete than Andrew Dunn's Marie Curie (Bookwright, 1991), which offers a brief overview of her accomplishments, this biography provides insight into the personality traits that made both women dedicated scientists and compassionate human beings despite adverse health and financial difficulties. Illustrated with fairly clear black-and-white photos, the book includes two experiments Marie Curie used to teach her students basic principles of science. The narrative style is clear, with appeal for this audience. A solid purchase. --Beth Irish, Orange Public Library, CA
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews

By the author of a well-regarded adult book on Marie Curie (Grand Obsession, 1989), a well-organized, admirably detailed account that will especially interest young scientists. Lucidly, Pflaum explains the theoretical insights and arduous work that led to two Nobels for Marie (for the discovery of natural radioactivity) and another for IrŠne Curie-Joliet and her husband (who first duplicated radioactivity artificially). The description of the close-knit scientific community of the period and its working conditions and place in society is also fascinating; as women, the Curies racked up several firsts not only in science but in education and government. Work took precedence for the Curies, yet Marie was a lifelong patriot of her native Poland and made sure her gifted daughter received favored treatment at the renowned Curie Institute; Pflaum includes enough personal detail to make her subjects human, balancing a basically laudatory depiction with hints of believable stresses and foibles. The many well-chosen b&w photos are beautifully reproduced. For authority, depth of coverage, and readability, a top choice. Includes two simple physics experiments that Marie Curie used as a teacher. Bibliography; index. (Biography. 11+) -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Library Binding: 144 pages
• Publisher: Lerner Pub Group (L) (April 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822549158
• ISBN-13: 978-0822549154
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,719,537 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Solid info, many photos, April 1, 2000

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This review is from: Marie Curie and Her Daughter Irene (Lerner Biography) (Library Binding)

Although I initially balked at the price of this book, I now feel that I got my money's worth. It's very high quality paper and binding (I think) and it has many photos that I have never seen anywhere else. It reads well as a short biography for those adults who aren't up to the usual massive Curie bio. I think it would be good for junior high and high school readers. I think it deals well with the alleged affair with Paul Langevin. Adults who know about the incident will want more details and will have to go to a full-length bio to get them. Middle-schoolers will probably not know that they are missing anything. I think it is a well-written bio for its target age group and will also be a good read for adults who want the general picture without too much detail.