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    Florence Nightingale: The Lady With The Lamp: A 15-Minute Biography
    Florence Nightingale: The Lady With The Lamp: A 15-Minute Biography
    Florence Nightingale: The Lady With The Lamp: A 15-Minute Biography
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    Florence Nightingale: The Lady With The Lamp: A 15-Minute Biography

    By Caitlind L. Alexander

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    Florence Nightingale went from being a child of the rich to the poorest conditions in war. Along the way she saved countless lives, changed the world of health care, created schools and trained countless nurses. She also wrote hundreds of books, and changed the way women and hospital patients were treated.
    In Victorian England, Florence was one of the most important and famous women in the country. Many thought of her as the second most important woman in Britain. Queen Victoria was first.

    Find out more about this founder of modern nursing in this short 15-minute children's biography.

    Ages 10 and up.
    Reading Level: 6.5

    LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLearningIsland.com
    Release dateApr 8, 2016
    ISBN9781310942594
    Florence Nightingale: The Lady With The Lamp: A 15-Minute Biography
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    Caitlind L. Alexander

    Caitlind Alexander is the author of over 60 books for children, including the Jamie and Kendall Broderick Mystery series, the 14 Fun Facts and 101 Fun Facts series, the Wonderful World of Animals Series, and the Miss Jones series.She lives in California where she loves to visit historic places and learn about new things. She also loves to travel and has been all over the world.

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