Cregan, Elizabeth R

Marie Curies work in radioactivity changed the way scientists think about matter and energy and led to advancements in the treatment of disease. With her fellow scientist and husband, Pierre Curie, she searched for the source of radioactivity and discovered two elements, radium and polonium. They shared the 1903 Nobel Prize, the worlds highest science award, for their discovery.

Photographs, illustrations, and simple text describe how electromagnetism works.

Examines black history from 1968 until 2008, discussing race relations around the world, apartheid in South Africa, genocide in Rwanda, the assassination of Martin Luther King, affirmative action programs, Hurricane Katrina, artists and important figures of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and more; and includes a time line.

Offers students an overview of electromagnetism, explaining what it is, how it is used, and how it impacts life on Earth.

Explores the various types of atoms, how atoms combine to form elements, and what physicists learn by studying atom behavior.

Presents the life and achievements of the Polish-born scientist, discussing her childhood, her marriage and collaboration with Pierre Curie, and her discovery of polonium and radium, for which she was awarded two Noble Prizes.

Examines black history from 1940 until 1968, discussing the civil rights movement in the United States, racial segregation in World War II, "Brown v. Board of Education," the Notting Hill riots, the Pan-African movement, Martin Luther King, and more; and includes a time line.

Presents biographical information about Thomas Edison, and other inventors such as Nikola Tesla, Benjamin Franklin, and Michael Faraday, who developed inventions related to electromagnetism and its use.

This book examines mitosis, which is asexual reproduction, and meiosis, which is sexual reproduction.