This National Geographic World History Biography is a very informative biography that would be a great source for an 8-12 year old. The book covers the life of Curie from birth to death. Along the bottom of each page is a timeline that covers Marie’s life events and world events that affected her and her family. The book is filled with an amazing number of photos, maps, illustrations, a bibliography, index, table of contents and glossary. It is broken into sections and the text is broken up by photos that makes the book easier to read and reluctant readers more likely to pick it up. ( )