Florence Nightingale

Famous People Famous Lives

by Emma Fischel (Artist), Peter Kent

Exciting stories about famous people, outlining their lives and the important events which made them memorable. Every page features easy-to-follow text and a black-and-white line drawing to help bring these events to life. Each title gives further facts about the famous person and the times in which he or she lived, plus a comprehensive time line detailing key dates. Florence Nightingale tells the story of how this Victorian woman defied her family and friends to take up the unpopular profession of nursing and changed the way hospitals were run.

Paperback

First published March 27, 1997

About the author

Emma Fischel grew up in the country, the middle of five children, and had a happy, muddy childhood. She now lives in London and has three nearly grown-up children of her own – two boys and one girl, all very tall, and extremely useful at changing light bulbs she can’t reach. Emma writes both fiction and non-fiction. Her books have been published by Bloomsbury, Usborne, Watts, and others.

Reviews

[Suzanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fantastic book which takes children through the important facts of Florence Nightingales life.
The illustrations on each page break up the fact and make the information into more of a story.
I really liked the further facts, gives more information to the children about the improvements that Florence Nightingale made to hospitals and women's education.
The final page has a list of important dates and facts that happened at this time which is great for children to put on a time line in history and help them understand when in history these things happened.
I think this would be great for children from year 2 all the way up to year 7, used for independent history reporting skills or within a topic.

[Clare · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent introduction to the life of Florence Nightingale, showing the impact her dedication had on the sick and the poor, and setting it in the context of her privileged upbringing which makes her story all the more impressive. Reviewed for www.GoodReadingGuide.com