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Reach for this book when your child expresses frustration with a difficult task or feels like their gender or background limits what they can achieve. This biography follows Marie Curie from her childhood in Poland to her groundbreaking discoveries in France, highlighting her relentless pursuit of education despite financial and social barriers. It celebrates the power of curiosity and the grit required to change the world. Ideal for children ages 6 to 9, it serves as a roadmap for turning a love of 'how things work' into a lifelong passion. Parents will appreciate the way it frames scientific success not just as talent, but as the result of incredible persistence and resilience.