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Florence Nightingale

Catherine Reef

This biography recounts Florence Nightingale’s life and her contributions to society. It describes how she resisted Victorian expectations to pursue nursing, then centers on her work during the Crimean War. Nightingale improved dangerous conditions for patients and made nightly visits to them. Her work is presented in historical context, alongside the wider changes in nursing and health care associated with her efforts.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
1030L
ATOS Book Level
7
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
Y
Themes
History · Medicine And Health · War And Conflict · Women And Girls
Format
Paperback
Publisher
DK CHILDREN
Published
April 9, 2019
Pages
128
ISBN-13
9781465478436
Language
English
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