Marie Curie
Ages 4–8
The true story of a little girl in Warsaw whose head was full of questions, and who grew up to become the first person to win two Nobel Prizes.
Series
Big Questions
Real people. Remarkable discoveries.
Every great discovery begins with a question. Big Questions introduces young readers to real scientists through warm, beautifully illustrated storytelling — starting with the child each scientist once was.
These are true stories. The big events in every book really happened; some of the things people say are imagined, to help tell the story, and each book explains this on its first pages.
Every book ends with extras for reading together:
- For grown-ups — a short biography and timeline, with the sources used
- Words to know — a simple picture-book glossary
- Be a curious scientist — easy activities to try at home with a grown-up
- My big question — a page for your child to write and draw their own question
The series encourages curiosity, persistence, imagination and the habit of checking ideas — the way real scientists do.
Books
Albert Einstein
Ages 4–8
A little boy is given a compass and can’t stop wondering what moves the needle — the true story of how Albert Einstein’s questions changed science.