Clara Barton: Spirit of the American Red Cross (Ready-to-Read Level 3)

by Patricia Lakin, Simon Sullivan (Illustrator)

Clara Barton was very shy and sensitive, and not always sure of herself. But her fighting spirit and desire to help others drove her to become one of the world's most famous humanitarians. Learn all about the life of the woman who formed the American Red Cross.

Genres: Biography, History, Picture Books

48 pages, Paperback

First published July 27, 2004

Reviews

[Emily Jones · Rating 2 out of 5]

Decent content, but not very well articulated. Maybe it’s just the English Major in me. It seems as if the author attempted to incorporate “rich vocabulary,” per Ready-to-Read’s Level 3 definition, yet lacked the ability to write quality sentences. The book also inaccurately portrays the Confederate perspective as merely interested in the preservation of slavery, but that’s another issue for another time...

Overall, It’s an adequate book in terms of a simple biography. But there are much better literary portrayals of Clara Barton’s life.

[Emily Evers · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book had large print which was easy to read. The pictures were clear and aided in comprehension of what was going on in the story. The language that was used in this book was easy to understand and this book was aimed at creating character. The story focuses on how Clara was a caring person and overcame the fact that many people told her she couldn't succeed because she was a woman. This was an informative text, labelled as a second-grade level text, that students could use for research or just for general knowledge.

[Nora · Rating 2 out of 5]

MCL.

[Rosa Cline]

4 star

[Brittany · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son and I checked this out after reading about her in one of The Magic Tree House books. We just had to know more. This was the perfect book for my son to read and understand.