Pre-Owned Lexi and Marie Curie: Saving Lives in World War I (Paperback 9781771410311) by Marian Keen

9781771410311. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. 2nd ed. Language: English. Pages: 153. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 153 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Lexi Catt's Meowmoirs - Tales of Heroic Scientists. Intended for a juvenile audience.

Through the eyes, ears, and tail of Lexi Catt, Marian Keen brings to life the wonderful story of the Curies, told in an engaging style for children. Keen skilfully weaves the difficulties experienced by women of the era into her story and shows how Marie and her daughters dedication, skills, and knowledge helped them overcome these. Keen s telling of the work of Marie and the petites Curies during World War I is remarkable in its emotive immediacy the reader is carried along with them. Keen combines the history of war, the history of science, and the attitudes of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in a way that is understandable and attractive to children.

This is a fascinating and unusual book for readers in intermediate grades...This book will serve as a useful reminder to both girls and boys that women have been making history in all fields of endeavor for a very long time, and that our pioneers ought not to be forgotten. 'Lexi and Marie Curie' will encourage girls, in particular, not to take no for an answer and to rely on their wits and ingenuity to find a solution to even the most difficult problems that life throws their way.

Janine Benedet, Associate Professor of Law and Director, Centre for Feminist Legal Studies, UBC"