nobel prize winners

A biography of the environmental activist and former vice president of the United States.

Examines the life of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize-winner and environmentalist Wangari Maathai, who made a stand in the face of opposition to women's rights and started an effort to restore Kenya's ecosystem.

A biography of Aung San Suu Kyi, whose efforts to establish a democratic government and ensure freedom for her people in Myanmar have been recognized around the world.

Profiles the lives and work of Nobel Peace Prize recipients including Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa and Malala Yousafzai.

Presents the life and writing career of Ernest Hemingway focusing on his childhood, parents, and his military service as an ambulance driver. Also discusses his early writing, his marriages and two sons, and his continuing interest in bull-fighting and Mexico. Concludes with a description of his suicide and his legacy of the Nobel Prize for literature.

A biography of chemist and Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie.

A biography that explores the life and career of scientist Marie Curie, famous for discovering and researching two new elements, polonium and radium.

" ... Marie Curie for Kids details Curie's remarkable life, from her childhood under a repressive czar in Poland to her tireless work supporting herself through college to meeting her ideal match in scientist Pierre Curie to her revolutionary research. Kids learn how Curie quietly flouted societal norms, working in full partnership with her husband while also teaching and raising two daughters. Scientific concepts are presented in a clear, accessible way, and a range of activities--from making Polish pierogi to exploring magnetism, to using electrolysis to split water--allow for exploration of Curie's life, times, and work."--Provided by publisher.

Chronicles the life and career of physicist Albert Einstein.

Scientists can change the world! Marie Curie discovered two new elements. This title introduces budding scientists and engineers to Marie Curie whose discoveries changed the course of science. Photos and illustrations bring the stories of this great mind to life, and a quiz lets readers test their newfound knowledge. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.