2022 Finalist: Hands-On Science Book

The Science and Technology of Marie Curie, by Julie Knutson. (Illustrated by Michelle Simpson.) Nomad Press, 2021.

Who gets to do science? During a time when most people would answer, “Men,” Marie Curie followed her passion and earned two Nobel Prizes! In The Science and Technology of Marie Curie, readers ages 9 through 12 explore Curie’s groundbreaking scientific research in physics and chemistry and discover how this research forced people to rethink the very structure of their surrounding world . . . and the role of women within it. Her commitment to understanding that which the human eye could not see led to the discovery of two new elements—polonium and radium—and to the birth of a new field of research in radioactivity! Through hands-on STEM activities, essential questions, text-to-world connections, and links to online resources, kids zoom in for a closer look into Curie’s world.