The Life of Marie CurieThis book for elementary readers outlines key dates throughout this change maker's life. Engaging photographs and a timeline depict each step in paving the way for other scientists, from Marie Curie's early life and education through the discovery of two new elements and her research with x rays. A table of contents, glossary, further resources, and an index are included.

words and graphics balanced upon each other to create an all-around and thoroughly satisfying experience for readers

With black and orange skin

and numerous resources are listed to encourage further interaction

with paragraphs separated by slender-lined stars of David–though it's a bit ideologically puzzling that the book concludes with a five-pointed yellow star (echoed in the die-cut on the book's cover)

Some bats will roost with a colony infected with white-nose syndrome and others must avoid a predatory farm cat

A look at a common food chain in the Arctic tundra

Carlo Collodi's original 1881 tale of the naughty

Plant trees with Wangari Maathai

and a diagram of the court would have been useful

With the ability to move fast and sense the movement of other ocean animals

Elephant seals are animals unlike any other

Includes kid-friendly salad recipe