The Magic History Tour’s newest graphic volume is a fascinating look at the life of Marie Curie. Led by modern day kids, Annie and Nico, readers are taken on journey looking at the important events in this scientist’s career.

The pages provide an eye opening read, connecting you to the successes and struggles in doing something women rarely did in the late 19th and early 20th century: pursuing a career in science and in Marie’s case, winning Nobel Prizes along the way.

The graphics are colorful and well done, giving each page a connection to the text. Annie takes the lead describing each event with Nico asking questions and commenting as to what they see. These two are there but not visible to anyone in the time period.

Marie Curie-A Life in Science is the 13th edition for this fun and educational series. You can view all of the MAGICAL HISTORY TOUR editions here. They each look at important people and events in our history.

A fun way to learn and one that will keep the pages turning for any young person interested in our past and its people.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR and ILLUSTRATOR

Fabrice Erre, born in 1973 in France, is an author and teacher of comics, as well as an accomplished historian. Through his comics, he seeks above all to parody human behavior, teasing out our little personal weaknesses and our vulnerability to manipulation by the masses. Most recently, putting his history background to good use, Erre has teamed up with artist Sylvain Savoia to create the series THE THREAD OF HISTORY, set on bringing the past to vivid life for younger readers.

Born in 1969, Sylvain Savoia grew up in France, and discovered comicbooks at a young age. In 1989, he registered at the Saint-Luc art school in Brussels. Savoia enjoys a prolific international career illustrating comics.

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