Florence Nightingale

Posted on 09 October 2018 by Demi

Florence Nightingale revolutionized the world of medicine by emphasizing cleanliness, food that was hot and nutritious, and organization in hospitals What began as an attempt to make army hospitals safer and effective became a lifelong mission, and remains relevant today This new picture book biography of Florence Nightingale, from celebrated author and artist Demi, beautifully portrays the story of Florence s life and explores the long lasting effects of her career. Read Florence Nightingale Author Demi – kino-fada.fr A beautifully illustrated, informative introductory portrait.Filled with illustrations created with watercolor and mixed media, this picture book provides basic information about Florence Nightingale who is credited for having changed the way medicine was practiced The daughter of wealthy parents who did not want their daughter to become a nurse, Florence persisted in her goals to help ease the suffering of others It might seem to be common sense to us now, but she was one of the first to connect the need for healthy food and sanitary conditions to Filled with illustrations created with watercolor and mixed media, this picture book provides basic information about Florence Nightingale who is credited for having changed the way me...Thanks to the children s librarians for featuring Florence Nightingale on their shelf tops Otherwise, since Sigourney picked this one out solely because of it s pretty cover, we would have missed this one I m so happy Sigourney was able to meet a great Victorian Brit like Florence at such a young age.Siggy has a thing about Doc McStuffins and nursing So, the book really interested her She s already named one of her dolls Florence And the watercolor and mixed media illustrations, especially Thanks to the children s librarians for featuring Florence Nightingale on their shelf tops Otherwise, since Sigourney picked this one out sole...I ve loved other work by Demi, but imo this is just awkward The dying soldiers look like they re sleeping in antiseptic mansions, not bleeding in wards with sewer problems The text drones like an old school textbook I felt no inspiration, and not even much admiration, for her work, based on this book, especially compar...This picture book biography shines thanks to its rich artwork It tells the story of Florence Nightingale s life beginning with her wealthy childhood in England Florence s mother was known for her parties, but Florence liked to spend time by herself and even as a child pretended that her dolls were sick and needed to be in a doll hospital Florence traveled in Europe as a teenager and realized that she was called to help people Her parents were dismayed when she declared that she wanted to be This picture book biography shines thanks to its rich artwork It tells the story of Florence Nightingale s life beginn...Demi does it again with another terrific biography this book outlines the life and accomplishments of Florence Nightingale The narrative offers a comprehensive overview of the major events in her life and may be too lon...Children of all ages will enjoy this beautifully illustrated picture book written by celebrated author and artist Demi This new picture book biography of Florence Nightingale beautifully portrays the story of Florence s life and explores the long lasting effects of her career, including her innovative and revolutionary ideas on medicine, emphasising the need of cleanliness in hospitals, nutritional values of hot food and organization of hospitals Children will not only learn about Florence Children of all ages will enjoy this beautifully illustrated pi...A picture book biography of Florence Nightingale, an influential woman who worked tirelessly to improve medical care and remains one of the most beloved nurses of all time.Text provides basic biographical information about where she was born, her family, the time period in which she lived etc, but focuseson her radical ideas and their effect on how medical treatment was delivered.Back matter includes a timeline and a list of sources Artwork was rendered using watercolor and mixed media A picture book biography of Florence Nightingale, an influential woman who worked tirelessly to improve medical care and remains one of the most beloved nurses of all time.Text provides basic biographical information about where she was born, her family, the time period in which she lived etc, but focuseson her radical ideas and their effect on how medical t...I enjoyed this biography about Florence Nightingale I found that it struck a good balance between being a narrative and providing factual information about an important figure in history A reasonable purchase for elementary school collections, especially those seeking materials to fill specific niches women s history, biographies about caring, etc Recommended for grades 2 4, this text is a bit long though not particularly complex Appropriate though not idea for report writing Nonfiction I enjoyed this biography about Florence Nightingale I found that it struck a good balance between being a narrative and providing factual information about an important figure in history A reasonable purchase for elementary school collections, especially those seeking materials to fill specific niches women s history, biographies about caring, etc Recommended for grades 2 4, this text is a bit long though not particularly complex Appropriate thou...A good children s picture book on the professional works of nurse Florence Nightingale Very logical presentation of the rationale ways of knowing used by nightingale which unfortunately overlooks her very mystical side Simple pictures...

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09 October 2018

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