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.
Profiles the life and achievements 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.
Presents the life and work of physicist Marie Curie focusing on her childhood in Warsaw, education, relationships, marriage to Pierre Curie, children, Nobel prize, discovery of radium, death, and legacy.
Contains photographs and profiles of more than two hundred men and women recognized by the Nobel Prize since it was established in 1901 to reward accomplishments in the areas of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace, with a prize in economics added in 1968, and includes a complete list of all prize winners.
Presents the text of former U.S. vice-president Al Gore's acceptance speech upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his work to focus the world's attention on the problem of global warming.
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.
This book describes the life and work of Al Gore, who has used advancing technology to educate the world about the dangers of global warming and who has won an Oscar for his work on the documentary "An Inconvenient Truth.".
