A Picture Book of Florence Nightingale [Paperback]

David A. Adler (Author), Alexandra Wallner (Illustrator), John Wallner (Illustrator)

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Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Holiday House Inc; Reprint edition (Feb 1 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0823412849
ISBN-13: 978-0823412846
Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 24.2 x 0.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 136 g

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Grade 1-3-- While the Wallners' bright, line-and-watercolor pictures will appeal to younger readers, Adler's text is disappointing and at times frustrating; the simple language is often at odds with the more complex story it is trying to convey. Some of the incidents in Nightingale's life are poorly explained, without giving the necessary historical background for children to understand the events fully. It's unlikely that eight-year-olds will understand what exactly Florence detested about being the `` . . . same sort of wife her mother was, . . . `` `making society and arranging domestic things' '' or the importance of her being presented to Queen Victoria. When readers are told that England ``. . . joined in the Crimean War against Russia'' most won't know who they joined or why. There are also puzzling gaps in Nightingale's religious development and her transition from a sheltered Victorian girl to an unconventional, strong-minded woman who transformed her profession and set the standards for modern nursing. As a result, she sounds merely eccentric, even mysterious. A better title, geared to slightly older readers, is Dorothy Turner's Florence Nightingale (Watts, 1986; o.p.). --Cyrisse Jaffee, Newton Public Schools, MA6
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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She revolutionized the nursing profession.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Introductory Biography series, April 9 2000

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This book is perfect for K-3 students who just can't wade through those lenghty chapter books. It is abundantly illustrated with adorable pictures to keep little eyes busy while you are reading to them. Florence Nightingale was a young lady who graciously served as a nurse to wounded soldiers and instituted many improvements in the field of nursing. Other titles in the series include, Edison, Jefferson, Lincoln, Washington, Franklin, and more.

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