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Famous People, Famous Lives: Florence Nightingale


Famous People, Famous Lives

No. of pages 48

Published: 2001

Great for age 7-10 years

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Exciting stories about famous people, outlining their lives and the important events which made them memorable. Every page features easy-to-follow text and a black-and-white line drawing to help bring these events to life. Each title gives further facts about the famous person and the times in which he or she lived, plus a comprehensive time line detailing key dates. Florence Nightingale tells the story of how this Victorian woman defied her family and friends to take up the unpopular profession of nursing and changed the way hospitals were run.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Famous People, Famous Lives .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published in 2001 by Hachette Children's Group .

Emma Fischel is an experienced writer and editor, specialising in both fiction and non-fiction for children

 

This book is in the following series:

Famous People, Famous Lives
Exciting stories about famous people, outlining their lives and the important events which made them memorable. Every page features easy-to-follow text and a black-and-white line drawing to help bring these events to life. Each title gives further facts about the famous person and the times in which he or she lived, plus a comprehensive time line detailing key dates.

This book features the following character:

Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale was an English social reformer who helped establish the professionalism of nursing roles for women in Victorian England. She played a prominant role in managing the nursing of soldiers during the Crimean War.