This entry of the GraphicScience Biographies series (4 titles) attempts to make dry scientific discoveries appealing to younger readers, bringing them directly into Curie's life story through comic-book style, paneled illustrations. Bayarri examines the scientist's entire remarkable life at a furious pace, hopping from one exceptional moment to the next th the year clearly marked in caption headers. Nobel prizes, wars, scientific discoveries, marriages, deaths, and transatlantic crossings are all included, leaving little room for context. Curious readers wishing for slightly more information will be glad of the helpful back matter, containing further resources, a time line, a scientific glossary, and an index. While this is a simplified take on a complex individual, it nonetheless gives an intriguing peek into an extraordinary mind.