Florence Nightingale: Social Reformer and Pioneer of Nursing (History Makers Ser.)

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Synopsis
Perfect for children aged 8+, this accessible biography of Florence Nightingale's life shows us why we still remember her today - 200 years after her birth (May 1820). Not only did Florence improve the lives of British soldiers wounded in the Crimean War, but as a professional and hard-working, extremely clever public-health reformer she led the establishment of a training school for nurses, better designed hospitals, improved sanitation and the idea of healthcare for all (leading eventually to the NHS). All this at a time when girls and women were expected to live their lives in the private sphere of marriage and home. The book is packed with images of objects, photographs and sketches to illuminate her life story, including her pet owl, her wooden lunchbox and her travelling medicine chest. Then there are her books, and her endless lists and reports (she was fantastic with statistics), and of course the famous Turkish lantern she bought from a market in Istanbul and used to light her way down the corridors and wards of the military hospital at Scutari.
Copyright:
2020

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
48 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781445181578
Related ISBNs:
9781445168630
Publisher:
Hachette Children's Group
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
The Watts Publishing Group
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Science, Biographies and Memoirs
Reading Age:
9–16
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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