Biography: Marie Curie

Title: Marie Curie
Author: Ibi Lepscky
Publisher: The Trumpet Club Inc.
Copyright date: January 1, 1995
Number of Pages: 22 pages
Awards: N/A
Reading Level: Independent Reader Jr. "I am a Reader"
Generally appropriate for 4th Grade to 7th Grade
These books are appropriate for the independent reader who can retain and understand more elaborate and sophisticated story elements.
Lexile: 650L
Genre: Children’s Literature, Biography, Nonfiction

Summary:
This book tells the true story about a shy, sensitive, emotional girl name Marie Curie. This biography tells about her love for books. She loved reading a looking at books at such a young age. She loved exploring her dad’s physics equipment and listening to him tell her about them. In this biography, children will read about how Marie Curie was a scientist before she even attended school. Children will learn and discover what amazing scientific discovery, Marie Curie made for our world.

Academic Purpose:
This book is fantastic, and a great book to integrate into classroom instruction. I would use this book during science. The first week of school, I would have student’s research different scientists and present their information to the class. Scientists students could research are Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell etc., and of course Marie Curie. Students would be paired up with a classmate to create this presentation. I would have display their finding on the science bulletin board in the classroom. The point of this project would be for the students to know that we have had so many amazing scientists discover so many things, but I want students to realize that they are too scientists. This project would just set the theme for the whole year, that students will be actively partaking in all the science activities and that they will be scientists too.

 **This book is a great reading book to integrate into reading, science, and social studies!

Rating System:

Categories:	5 Stars	3 Stars	1 Star	Comments
Style and Language	The book anticipates readers’ questions and uses great word choice for the age targeted. It has linear progression and communicates its point clearly.	The book follows a linear progression, with some unclear points. The word choice is okay.	The book is confusing as it doesn’t follow a linear progression at all. The vocabulary in the book is either too simple or too complex for the age group targeted.	This book uses great word choice for the age targeted. There are many vocabulary words such as, stupendous, electroscopes, and sensitive. The books style and language creates a great book for independent readers. This book communicates its point clearly about Marie Curie. The linear progression storyline is fantastic. 5 stars
Plot and Character Development	The plot is in depth and helps to create a picture in the reader’s mind. The plot is organized having a beginning, middle, and end. The character development is strong.	The plot is okay. The book is organized with a beginning, middle, and end. The characters are well developed.	The book is confusing and doesn’t have a clear beginning, middle, or end.	This book does have a plot, according to how biographies are written. The book starts with Marie Curie’s birth and goes through until her adult years. The biography creates a picture in the reader’s mind. The biography is organized having a beginning, middle, and end. This book does a great job of unfolding the characteristics of the character. Readers get to know how curious Marie Curie was about the world around her. 5 stars
Interest	The book holds real life situations, which draw the reader in. The word choice and story hold the reader’s attention. The book is suitable for the age group targeted.	The book holds little interest and draws the reader in sometimes. The book is suitable for the age group targeted.	The book is very boring and doesn’t hold the reader’s attention. The book is not suitable for the age group targeted.	This book would hold a reader’s attention. I think young girls would love to read and learn about Marie Curie. The only thing is that this book was made a long time ago, so the pictures are not vibrant with color.   3 stars
Educational Value	The book is relatable to education. The book can be integrated into other content areas.	The book is relatable to education. The book may need further resources to help connect it to other content areas.	The book is not relatable to education whatsoever. The book is not appropriate to be integrated into other content areas.	This book is relatable to education. This book teaches students about the life of scientists starting from when they were born. This book would be great to integrate in a science unit or lesson. 5 star