Florence Nightingale / by Kitson Jazynka ; illustrated by Charlotte Ager.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781465478443
- ISBN: 1465478442
- Physical Description: 128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm.
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | "Lady with the lamp" -- Early childhood -- Clever and rebellious -- To be of service -- Following her dream -- Family struggles -- News from Scutari -- Nurse of war -- War stories -- Fever -- Bedside -- Remembering Florence. |
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Genre: | Biographies. Biographies. Biography. Juvenile works. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Homer Public Library | JB NIGHTINGALE (Text) | 000152957 | Children's Library -- Biography | Available | - |
Author Notes
DK Life Stories: Florence Nightingale
Author Kitson Jazynka is an award-winning freelance writer and children's author. Her work appears regularly in National Geographic Kids , American Girl , and Young Rider magazine, as well as the Washington Post's KidsPost . Kitson currently lives with her family in Washington, DC.Subject consultant Holly Carter-Chappell is collections officer at the Florence Nightingale Museum in London. Literacy consultant Stephanie Laird is an instructional coach at Mitchellville Elementary in Mitchellville, Iowa, and is currently serving on the International Literacy Association's (ILA) Board of Directors through 2019. She was the 2014 recipient of the ILA Technology and Literacy Award. Stephanie is the President-Elect of the Iowa Reading Association and was the 2017 Conference Chair of the Iowa Reading Association's annual conference. Along with being an ambassador and advocate for education, literacy, and teacher leadership across her state, Stephanie was a member of ILA's Literacy, eLearning, Communication, and Culture Committee and has contributed to the International Literacy Day Activity Kit, Literacy Daily, and ReadWriteThink.