Awards and Honors2018 Amelia Bloomer List: Middle Grade, Nonfiction
MSL Cream of the Crop - 2018
NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books 2017
CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2017, 6–8
Florence Nightingale: The Courageous Life of the Legendary Nurse
This biography explores the exceptional life of a woman who defied the stifling conventions of Victorian society to pursue what was considered an undesirable vocation. Notes. Selected bibliography. Index. Full-color and black-and-white period photographs and reproductions of artwork and artifacts.
Fascinating biographies and autobiographies will enable middle schoolers to read about the lives, thoughts, and accomplishments of the individuals who have shaped our world. Your patrons will learn about a remarkable person each month with this 14-book category.