pMarie Curie's story has fascinated and inspired young readersbrdecades. The poor Polish girl who worked eight years to be ablebrto afford to attend the Sorbonne in Paris became one of thebrmost important scientists of her day, winning not one but twobrNobel Prizes. Her life is a fascinating one, filled with hard work, brhumanitarianism, and tragedy. Her work with her husband, brPierre - the study of radioactivity and the discovery of thebrelements radium and polonium - changed science forever. Butbrshe is less well known for her selfless efforts during World Warbrto establish mobile X-ray units so that wounded French soldiersbrcould get better care faster. When she stood to profit greatlybrfrom her scientific work, she chose not to, making her methodsbrand findings known and available to all of science. As a result, brthis famous woman spent most of her life in need of money, broften to buy the very elements she discovered.ppMarie Curie's life and work are given a fresh telling, one t