The Radium Girls: Young Readers' Edition: The Scary But True Story of the Poison That Made People Glow in the Dark
School year: Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9
Published: 2022
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"The Radium Girls: Young Readers' Edition" tells the harrowing yet inspiring story of young women who worked as factory girls painting watch dials with radium-based paint in the early 20th century. Unaware of the dangers of radium, they were excited to work with a substance that made everything glow. As the girls began to fall ill, they faced devastating health consequences and fought against the corporations that exposed them to this poison. Their courageous struggle for justice not only highlighted the plight of workers' rights but also ultimately contributed to significant changes in labor laws and safety standards. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called Glow in the Dark .
This book is aimed at children at US 4th grade-8th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 13-17 years.
This book is aimed at early readers. Early Readers are published for kids ages 5 to 8 years old, and are geared toward kids who are starting to read on their own. Page length usually falls between 32 to 48 pages (and can even range up to the 64 pages), with a maximum word count of 2, 000 words. This book was published in 2022 by Tantor Audio .
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