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Florence Nightingale the courageous life of the legendary nurse

"A biography for young adult readers on Florence Nightingale, the pioneering nurse best known for her work during the Crimean War, where she rectified horrifying conditions and made nightly rounds to check on patients, saving hundreds of lives and sparking worldwide healthcare reform"--Pro...

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Main Author: Reef, Catherine (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Boston : Clarion Books, [2017]
Subjects:
Nightingale, Florence, > 1820-1910 > Young adult nonfiction.
Nurses > England > Young adult nonfiction.
Biographies > Young adult.
Summary: "A biography for young adult readers on Florence Nightingale, the pioneering nurse best known for her work during the Crimean War, where she rectified horrifying conditions and made nightly rounds to check on patients, saving hundreds of lives and sparking worldwide healthcare reform"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description: 184 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Audience: Ages 12+.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780544535800
0544535804
Author Notes: Catherine Reef received a degree in English from Washington State University. She began her career as a writer at Washington State, where she created brochures for the College of Pharmacy and developed the university's first research magazine. She is the author of more than 35 nonfiction books for young people. She has received several awards including the Joan G. Sugarman Children's Book Award for Walt Whitman in 1996, the Sydney Taylor Award for Sigmund Freud: Pioneer of the Mind in 2002, and a Golden Kite Honor Award for Ernest Hemingway: A Writer's Life in 2010.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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