Florence Nightingale (DK Life Stories)
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- Author：Kitson Jazynka
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Summary
In this kids' biography， discover the fascinating story of Florence Nightingale， who cared for British soldiers during wartime as the "Lady of the Lamp" and changed the field of nursing。
Florence Nightingale was a pioneer of nursing at a time when women were discouraged from working outside the home， especially in the field of science。 She saved many lives both on and off the battlefield through implementing a new standard of medical care， and by leading groups of nurses to improve conditions。 In this biography for kids ages 8-12， learn all about the inspiring story of Florence Nightingale--social reformer， statistician， and mother of modern nursing who bucked the social norms of her day and changed the world。
DK Life Stories go beyond the basic facts to tell the true life stories of history's most interesting people。 Full-color photographs and hand-drawn illustrations complement thoughtfully written， age-appropriate text to create an engaging book children will enjoy reading。 Definition boxes， information sidebars， fun facts， maps， inspiring quotes， and other nonfiction text features add depth， and a handy reference section at the back makes this series perfect for school reports and projects。 Each book also includes an author's introduction letter， a glossary， and an index。
Florence Nightingale was a pioneer of nursing at a time when women were discouraged from working outside the home， especially in the field of science。 She saved many lives both on and off the battlefield through implementing a new standard of medical care， and by leading groups of nurses to improve conditions。 In this biography for kids ages 8-12， learn all about the inspiring story of Florence Nightingale--social reformer， statistician， and mother of modern nursing who bucked the social norms of her day and changed the world。
DK Life Stories go beyond the basic facts to tell the true life stories of history's most interesting people。 Full-color photographs and hand-drawn illustrations complement thoughtfully written， age-appropriate text to create an engaging book children will enjoy reading。 Definition boxes， information sidebars， fun facts， maps， inspiring quotes， and other nonfiction text features add depth， and a handy reference section at the back makes this series perfect for school reports and projects。 Each book also includes an author's introduction letter， a glossary， and an index。
Reviews
Sophie Crane
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An Excellent book and lots of pictures。 Great biography for kids！
Marianne Hawthorne
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I’ve always wanted to learn more about Florence nightingale， and this young adult text was a great introduction I picked up as I walked out door of the library！
Bea Elwood
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I liked the notes and interesting facts but found the reading a little difficult to get through。 Will need to test run it with you readers to see how they respond。。。
PottWab Regional Library
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Ryleigh McDonald
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The book “Florence Nightingale” by Kitson Jazynka is a historical fiction novel。 Florence is known as the “Lady with the Lamp”。 Florence was a person that wanted to help others whether it was a human or an animal。 Back when she wanted to help people not many Women were nurses。 Florence’s parents did not like the idea of her being a nurse。 Since her family was a wealthy family they wanted her to pursue in the parent’s footsteps but Florence didn’t want to be like the。 Since Florence was a wealthy The book “Florence Nightingale” by Kitson Jazynka is a historical fiction novel。 Florence is known as the “Lady with the Lamp”。 Florence was a person that wanted to help others whether it was a human or an animal。 Back when she wanted to help people not many Women were nurses。 Florence’s parents did not like the idea of her being a nurse。 Since her family was a wealthy family they wanted her to pursue in the parent’s footsteps but Florence didn’t want to be like the。 Since Florence was a wealthy person as it is it didn’t have that much of an impact but she wouldn’t be making a lot of money in general because she is a girl and would get paid less then the men would。 This book mainly takes place outside or in hospitals。 The reason I say this is because she helped whoever and whenever people needed help。 It mainly takes place in a hospital because she was a nurse。 And she also helped clean up hospitals so they would be able to use and so that patients wouldn’t get a deeper infection because of how gross the hospitals were。 It takes place outside because she had to travel to different places in order to help others around the world and not just in her area。 My favorite part about this book was when Florences want on a mission to go to Kaiserswerth without her parent’s permission。 The text states， “They were unhappy she’d gone to Kaiserswerth without permission。” This shows that she actually went and didn’t care about their opinion。 The reason I say this is my favorite part is that she had the courage to go。 Her parents are the type of parents that want her to pursue what she loves。 They want her to do what any typical Woman at her age would do。 She also doesn’t have a husband and at her age and she is supposed to so that means when she gets older she won’t get a husband and that’s all because she was helping save lives。 I would recommend this book to people who liked to read about what happened a long time ago。 The reason I say this is because people don’t realize the condition that they had to work in compared to today。 People also don’t realize what it was like for Women and how they could only do specific jobs。 Most of the women that tried to do other jobs didn’t make it but Florence did and that is what most people need to realize。 。。。more
Erin
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So much information！ Easy to read for middle school。
Becca
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The content is solid， and the layout and illustrations in the body of the book， and even the spine， are appealing; however， I feel DK made a mistake with the covers of this new series of biographies--not appealing to children。 They will be drawn to this book for assigned reading。
Valerie McEnroe
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I read this book to get a feel for the series and decide if these would be a good addition to a school library biography section。 It isn't bad。 There are lots of pictures and details。 What keeps it from a 4 or 5 rating is the lack of good narration。 I would like to have something more than the Who Was series， but honestly， those books tell a much better story with the facts。 I prefer the Sterling Biographies and Matt Christopher biographies as well。 The DK books are fine for kids doing research， I read this book to get a feel for the series and decide if these would be a good addition to a school library biography section。 It isn't bad。 There are lots of pictures and details。 What keeps it from a 4 or 5 rating is the lack of good narration。 I would like to have something more than the Who Was series， but honestly， those books tell a much better story with the facts。 I prefer the Sterling Biographies and Matt Christopher biographies as well。 The DK books are fine for kids doing research， but they will not likely be picked up for independent pursuits。 。。。more
Sunday
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Wow。 Wow。 Wow。 I didn't not know how amazing Florence Nightingale was - and how over a hundred years after her death， society still benefits from the movement she started。 She professionalized the nursing profession as she led a group of British nurses who worked in a hospital in Turkey during the Crimean War （mid-19th century）。 She required the nurses to wear uniforms so they'd stand out。 She pushed for better sanitation--recruiting nurses and soldiers in better health to scrub down the hospita Wow。 Wow。 Wow。 I didn't not know how amazing Florence Nightingale was - and how over a hundred years after her death， society still benefits from the movement she started。 She professionalized the nursing profession as she led a group of British nurses who worked in a hospital in Turkey during the Crimean War （mid-19th century）。 She required the nurses to wear uniforms so they'd stand out。 She pushed for better sanitation--recruiting nurses and soldiers in better health to scrub down the hospital。 She was kind to the wounded and used up to date methods for taking care of them。 She was meticulous with data。 She numbered the soldiers' beds with chalk so that doctors could keep track of who they'd taken care of and what they'd done。 And on and on。 All in a period of time when women did not typically go to war zones， when women were encouraged to get married and have families， when women were looked down upon in general by men。 Later after the war， she used statistics to make the case that thousands of soldiers had died needlessly from infections or diseases contracted due to poor health care – not to the wounds they’d received on battled。 AND she knew that people would not read the full report so she created a one-page diagram to illustrate her findings。 INCREDIBLE！！！！This book， part of the DK Life Stories， is well written。 Kitson Jazynka， the author， clearly has a grades 3-7 audience in mind。 From the first page， she draws the reader in with a conversational tone and vivid descriptions of the setting: "The gloomy Barrack Hospital in Scutari， a district of Istanbul， Turkey， probably wasn’t like any hospital you might have visited。 Dust， dirt， and death filled the large building， which was crowded with sick and injured men。" p。 8Jazynka weaves in interesting details about Nightingale – she had a pet owl that she took with her everywhere while developing BIGGER IDEAS like:•tChange takes determination， patience， time （this happens at personal and professional levels for Nightingale）•tEmpathy can change the lives of those around us•tSanitation plays a huge role in the health and well-being of humansThe design elements of this book are fantastic。 The fonts are student friendly。 The designers frame primary sources （like photos） in digital， colorful （i。e。， student-friendly） frames。 The illustrations are supportive of the text。 Full pages are devoted to relevant quotes （printed in large fonts。） There are interesting side bars including definitions of less familiar terms like “war zone。” There is plenty of space for the reader’s eye to take a break， for the reader to breathe and not get overwhelmed。 The backmatter is fun – a timeline， a quiz， a “who’s who” page and so forth。One DOWN POINT （but not a deal breaker） – it’s hard to get a grip on Jazynka’s research methods。 There were so many surprisingly detailed facts about Nightingale – probably gleaned from the thousands of letters she wrote and the professional writing she did。 Did the author use primary sources？ Did she go to the Florence Nightingale Museum in London？ Or did she rely on what’s been written about Nightingale already？ She acknowledges a consultant at the end of the book but doesn’t state this person’s title or affiliation。 Who was this person and what was their expertise？ The reader deserves a note from the author about how she developed the content and ideas for the book plus， in the back matter， a bibliography with primary sources consulted or a list of credits for the quotes。This is the first book in the DK Life Stories series that I’ve read。 Jazynka contributes to multiple series。 Looking forward to reading additional titles by her。 。。。more
Debbie
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This is a children's biography about Florence Nightingale's life。 Big words were explained on the page， plus there was a glossary in the back。 There were some portraits of Flo， but mostly the illustrations were cartoon-like figures。 The book covered her early life all the way to her death。 I liked the text， but I expected better illustrations from a DK Book。I received a review copy of this book from the publisher through Amazon Vine。 This is a children's biography about Florence Nightingale's life。 Big words were explained on the page， plus there was a glossary in the back。 There were some portraits of Flo， but mostly the illustrations were cartoon-like figures。 The book covered her early life all the way to her death。 I liked the text， but I expected better illustrations from a DK Book。I received a review copy of this book from the publisher through Amazon Vine。 。。。more
Rinku
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I was inspired by Florence's great life。 I was inspired by Florence's great life。 。。。more
BOOKLOVER EB
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In this nicely-written and colorfully illustrated book for young adults， Kitson Jazynka discusses Florence Nightingale's early life and education and describes this amazing woman's many accomplishments。 Florence was born in 1820， during the reign of Queen Victoria。 Her affluent family lived in two beautiful homes; had enough servants to ensure that all their needs were met; took numerous trips abroad; and enjoyed social gatherings with their friends。 Mr。 and Mrs。 Nightingale hoped that Florence In this nicely-written and colorfully illustrated book for young adults， Kitson Jazynka discusses Florence Nightingale's early life and education and describes this amazing woman's many accomplishments。 Florence was born in 1820， during the reign of Queen Victoria。 Her affluent family lived in two beautiful homes; had enough servants to ensure that all their needs were met; took numerous trips abroad; and enjoyed social gatherings with their friends。 Mr。 and Mrs。 Nightingale hoped that Florence and her sister， Parthenope， would marry well， but Florence had other ideas。 From an early age， she was curious about the world around her， and was passionate about healing animals as well as people。 Her superior education included the study of languages， science， history， and advanced mathematics。 Although she had a suitor， Ms。 Nightingale chose to pursue nursing and devoted her considerable gifts to this vital profession。 Florence's talents were not limited to nursing， however。 She was also a great communicator， administrator， organizer， and visionary。 Florence wrote monographs， letters， pamphlets， and statistical reports that helped spread the word about the importance of sanitation， compassion， skill， and wholesome food in helping the sick and injured to recover。 She is particularly well-known for her tireless efforts during the Crimean War， and her advocacy for much-needed hospital reform。 She taught others who followed in her footsteps， and soon "Nightingale nurses were requested to start schools all over the world， including Africa， Australia， and America。"This is an enlightening and readable work of non-fiction （which also contains an excellent index， timeline， and glossary） that is appropriate for youngsters in grades seven to nine。 The allusions to soldiers suffering from grisly wounds may make it inappropriate for younger readers who might find some of the contents disturbing。 One of this book's chief strengths is its depiction of a strong-willed female who was considerably ahead of her time。 Instead of concerning herself with society's expectations， Nightingale pursued her calling and became a pioneer in her field。 To this day， Florence Nightingale is an inspiration for women who serve as dedicated research scientists， physicians， physical and occupational therapist， and of course， nurses。 。。。more
Andréa
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