Publisher's Synopsis
Part of the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, meet Marie Curie - the Nobel Prize-winning scientist - in this book and paper doll gift edition set. Read the story of this revolutionary woman's life, and role play in an interactive learning experience. Press out Marie and dress her in her lab coat. Then press out and create your own laboratory, with periodic table, lab jar, lab table and more. Now you are ready to make great discoveries! This book and paper doll gift edition set contains: one drawer with a hardback edition of the international bestseller Marie Curie and three sheets of card with press-out pieces. The cards include Marie and Pierre dolls, plus all the items you need to create your own science lab. When Marie was young, she was unable to go to college because she was a woman. But when she was older, her scientific work was respected around the world. Her discoveries of radium and polonium dramatically helped in the fight against cancer, and she went on to win the Nobel Prize for Physics! This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the scientist's life.Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback and paperback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets. Activity books and a journal provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!
