Florence Nightingale

The Courageous Life of the Legendary Nurse

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Author:

Reef, Catherine

ISBN:

978-0-544-53582-4

Publication Date:

Nov 2016

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:

Clarion Books

Book Format:

Ebook

List Price:

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Book Description:

A biography for older readers on Florence Nightingale, the pioneering nurse best known for her work during the Crimean War, where she rectified horrifying conditions and made nightly rounds to check on patients, saving hundreds of lives and sparking worldwide healthcare reform.

Book Details

Pages:	192
Detailed Subjects:	Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
Book Weight:	1 Pounds

Author Biography

Reef, Catherine (Author)

Catherine Reef received a degree in English from Washington State University. She began her career as a writer at Washington State, where she created brochures for the College of Pharmacy and developed the university's first research magazine. She is the author of more than 35 nonfiction books for young people. She has received several awards including the Joan G. Sugarman Children's Book Award for Walt Whitman in 1996, the Sydney Taylor Award for Sigmund Freud: Pioneer of the Mind in 2002, and a Golden Kite Honor Award for Ernest Hemingway: A Writer's Life in 2010.

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