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Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Language
English
Formats
Description
A historical and romantic adventure woven around the story of Florence Nightingale.Gervase Howard is in her mid-teens when her working-class mother dies and she must go to live with relatives in service to a wealthy, noble family, outside of London. While learning various jobs, she is drawn to the eldest son, Davis. Her fascination with him grows deeper, but more hopeless, since the two are separated not just by class, but also by Davis's love for...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Who is stalking Florence Nightingale and her nurses? Is it the legendary Beast of the Crimean, or someone closer to home? In 1855, Britain and France are fighting to keep the Russians from snatching the Crimean Peninsula from the Ottoman Empire, and Nightingale, a wealthy young society woman, has made it her mission to improve the wretched conditions in the British military hospitals in Turkey--despite fierce objections from the male doctors around...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Hurry Up, Houdini!
Jack and Annie are heading out on another mission for Merlin the magician! This time they have to find a famous stage magician, the great Harry Houdini. But when the magic tree house whisks them to Coney Island, they land in an amusement park. They will have plenty of time for fun before Houdini performs—and plenty of time to get into trouble!
This time the trouble is between Jack and Annie. When they have
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a young nurse dies on her watch, Florence Nightingale must uncover the deep-hidden secrets someone will kill to keep buried.
1853. Florence Nightingale has just accepted the position of Superintendent of the Establishment for Gentlewomen During Temporary Illness in London. She has hardly had time to learn the names of the nurses in her charge when she finds Nurse Bellamy hanging in the Establishment's library. Determined to preserve what little...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Florence Nightingale revolutionized the world of medicine by emphasizing cleanliness, food that was hot and nutritious, and organization in hospitals. What began as an attempt to make army hospitals safer and more effective became a lifelong mission, and remains relevant today. This new picture book biography of Florence Nightingale, from celebrated author and artist Demi, beautifully portrays the story of Florence's life and explores the long-lasting...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 646 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A profile of the iconic Victorian social reformer evaluates her scandalous decision to break with the conventions of her privileged class to work as a nurse, the myths surrounding her, and the controversial nature of her achievements.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
It's 1920, and Louisa Cannon dreams of escaping her life of poverty in London, and most of all her oppressive and dangerous uncle. Louisa's salvation is a position within the Mitford household at Asthall Manor, in the Oxfordshire countryside. There she will become nursery maid, chaperone and confidante to the Mitford sisters, especially sixteen-year-old Nancy - an acerbic, bright young woman in love with stories. But then a nurse - Florence Nightingale...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[1992]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of the nineteenth-century English woman who followed her calling to work in hospitals and improve the conditions under which the sick were treated.
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map, portraits, chart, music, genealogical table ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discover the inspiring story of Florence Nightingale, the unstoppable wartime nurse known as the "Lady with the Lamp."
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