nurses

Sixteen-year-old Molly Fraser works as a nurse with Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War to earn a salary to help her family survive in nineteenth-century England.

Introduces the life of Florence Nightingale, a pioneer of women's nursing, including her childhood, training, work in the Crimean War, and her school for nurses.

A brief biography of the woman whose concern for the sick led her to become the first professional nurse in the United States in 1873.

A biography of the teacher, nurse, and founder of the American Red Cross.

Describes different kinds of nurses, their duties, the places where they work, and how they are trained.

A simple description of the activities, tools, uniforms, training, skills, problems, and importance of nurses.

Feeling weak from not having eaten all day, Kevin visits the school nurse, finding out about the four major food groups and observing her helping children with all kinds of problems.

Brief text and photographs introduce nurses and their role in the community.

Young readers will get an idea of the role that nursess play in their community.

Biography of the woman who overcame her shyness to become a teacher, a nurse during the Civil War, and founder of the American Red Cross.