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Who was Clara Barton?

Profiles the life and accomplishments of Clara Barton, a teacher who organized efforts to bring nursing care to wounded soldiers during the Civil War and who went on to become the founder of the American Red Cross.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Spinner, Stephanie (Author)
Other Authors:	Groff, David, 1956- (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, New York, USA : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2014]
Series:	Who was-- ?
Subjects:	Barton, Clara, > 1821-1912 > Juvenile nonfiction. Nurses > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Biographies > Juvenile.
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Summary:	Profiles the life and accomplishments of Clara Barton, a teacher who organized efforts to bring nursing care to wounded soldiers during the Civil War and who went on to become the founder of the American Red Cross.
Physical Description:	103 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Audience:	Age: 8-12.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-106).
ISBN:	9780448479538 0448479532 9781480658943 1480658944 9781484433553 1484433556 9780606356954 0606356959
Author Notes:	Stephanie Spinner was born in Davenport, Iowa and attended college in Bennington, Vermont. After graduation, she moved to New York City and took a job in publishing. Needing a break, she traveled around the world including stops in London, Morocco, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. She spent many years painting thangkas before taking another job in the publishing industry. She became a children's book editor and eventually became a full time author. Her works include Aliens for Breakfast and Aliens for Lunch with co-author Jonathan Etra, Aliens for Dinner, and Damosel. Aliens for Breakfast won the Texas Bluebonnet Award. (Bowker Author Biography)