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Florence Nightingale


Famous People, Great Events

No. of pages 32

Published: 2012

Great for age 7-10 years

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Read about the life of this extraordinary woman. Florence Nightingale was lucky. Her wealthy parents encouraged her to travel, to go to parties and, one day soon, to marry. But Florence had different plans. She wanted to be a nurse and no one was going to stop her.This book is part of a series of picture books, Famous People, Great Events, which are suitable for ages 6-12. They tell the stories of famous men and women and great events in history. Written by successful authors, they are enjoyable reads which are packed with facts and colourful illustrations.Each book includes a timeline of key dates, a quiz and index.

 

 

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

This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2012 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, Great Events

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.