Florence Nightingale

Scholastic Rookie Biographies

by Carol Alexander

Looks at the life and work of Florence Nightingale, the Englishwoman considered to be the founder of modern nursing.

29 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Carol Alexander is a writer and editor in the field of education and children's literature. A widely published poet, she has authored the chapbook BRIDAL VEIL FALLS (Flutter Press) and the new collection HABITAT LOST (Cave Moon Press). Her interests include literature, education, environmental conservation, child development, and film.

Reviews

[Ro Menendez · Rating 4 out of 5]

This Rookie Biographies has an introduction to captivate and give purpose to the reader. It provides enough detail to understand the way of life and world situation of the times Florence Nightingale lived in. It offers the reader a variety of text features including Table of Contents, maps, information boxes, bolded words, pictures with captions, a timeline and glossary to name a few. It also includes a poem about Florence Nightingale and practice suggestions on how readers can be more like her under the title "You Can Make a Difference". Each spread contains pictures, and text between 4-6 sentences long, in large font to make it easier to read.

[Veronica · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a biography of Florence Nightingale. She was a rich girl from Italy who moved to England. She grew up there. She told her parents she wanted to become a nurse. After studying for four month in Germany, Florence became a nurse. Her way as a nurse was to keep everything clean and spotless so no germs would be spread to other patients. She help during the Turkey war and wrote books about nursing. She even founded several schools of nursing. Florence die at the age of 90 years old.

[Stacie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super simple words tell Florence Nightingale's life story. Good for early readers interested in helping other people.

[Sarah Michelle Virginia DeRosier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful kids book biography on one of my personal heroines Florence Niightingale

[Joshua Jimenez · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a book about a rich little girl who wants to be a nurse. So her parents put her in med school. When she is a nurse she taught people how to be clean. During a war they needed nurses to help so it was Florence's queue.I recommend this book to people who like saving life's.