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Florence Nightingale (Volume 74) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 78) Hardcover – Picture Book, April 12, 2022

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In this book from the highly acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.

Growing up in an upper-class family, it was expected that Florence would find a husband and live a life of luxury—but that kind of life wasn’t for her. Her calling was caring for the sick and the poor, so she followed her passion with her whole heart and trained to be a nurse. When war broke out, Florence traveled to nurse wounded soldiers but found that the hospitals were so dirty that they were making people ill! This experience inspired her to lead a healthcare revolution, and she became the mother of modern nursing, introducing care practices still followed today. This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the social reformer’s life.

Little People, BIG DREAMS is a best-selling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.

This empowering series of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardcover and paperback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets. Activity books and a journal provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.
 
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  4. Language
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  5. Grade level
    Preschool - 2
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  7. Publisher
    Frances Lincoln Children's Books
  8. Publication date
    April 12, 2022
  9. ISBN-10
    0711270791
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0711270794
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Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

Meet Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.

Florence was passionate about caring for the sick and injured, and used her training as a nurse to improve the care of wounded soldiers during war.

Little readers will be inspired by Florence's tenacity and willingness to help others, and parents may notice some of Florence's healthcare practices still in use today!

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About the Author

Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children’s books. In 2014, she created a book for her two twin nieces for their birthday, which shortly thereafter became the first book in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series. This multimillion-copy bestselling series of picture books explores the lives of outstanding people. From Mahatma Gandhi to Aretha Franklin, to Prince, Sánchez Vegara researches complex careers and makes them accessible to young children, with her unique and mindful style of writing. She works with a diverse team of illustrators to make each book lively, eye-catching and motivating. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. ​

Kelsey Garrity-Riley is an illustrator living and working in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Germany and Belgium before moving to the US to pursue her love of art at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She is the illustrator of My Little Brave Girl, published in 2021.
 

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Frances Lincoln Children's Books (April 12, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0711270791
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0711270794
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 2 - 8 years, from customers
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 2
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.6 x 9.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 278 ratings

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¡Hola! My name is Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and I’m a writer and creative director from Barcelona. When I was a little girl, I used to read books under the covers with a flashlight once my mom had turned the light off. I always wanted to be a writer… but when I grew up, I ended up in advertising. It was a lot of fun though; I loved working with directors, photographers, designers, and I also wrote scripts, documentaries and texts for all kind of things.

Then, I decided to self-publish a book that had been in my mind for a long time. One day, one thousand copies of the book arrived at my home – I had no idea what I was going to do with them! I opened a little online shop, offered them to some pretty stores in my neighborhood and, one by one, I sold them all. Soon, publishing houses started to approach me to write books, but I was working on another idea of my own: a series about little people with BIG dreams.

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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Great for my 1st grader to read in her own, good family book
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Great for my 1st grader to read in her own, good family book
We love this book series and have a fun collection of them at our house. My kids were excited to add this Florence Nightingale book to our collection. The story is easy for them to follow but keeps them engaged. My first grader really seems to enjoy them and likes that she is abluente read them on her own. I like that they are hard cover, so they will last us a long time. My kids love looking at all the pictures as well, they are engaging and entertaining.Overall it is a great book. We love reading it with the kids. I hope this assists you with your shopping. If so feel free to let me and others know below and leave a comment with any questions you might have.Cheers, Cass
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great
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These books are great. We love them educational and told in a great way. The illustrations are great and not to challenging to read.
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Miss Tinsley
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book!
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I love books and am hoping to pass that down to my kids. I have been reading my whole life - more so than most people or so I am told. I am typically reading 2-3 novels at a time. That being said I am very impressed with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

The readability of this book is amazing - I can read this to my seven year old and have a slightly decent conversation with my seven year old and then in a year or so he will be able to start reading this book on his own.

Florence Nightingale was again a hit with my eight year old and he loved that she took care of people.

Art - the art is lovely and simple - but keeps your eyes moving to see everything

Story - Straightforward and easy for my kids to understand.

With all that being said - this is an excellent book! And each and every one of the little people, BIG DREAMS books introduces your children to a different sport, career, art style, a life they could also live!
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Sondra Suzette “Sam” Andersen
5.0 out of 5 stars The Mother of Nursing; A MUST READ
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2022
xThis is an educational book about the Mother of Nursing, Florence Nightingale (born in Florence, Italy; 1820-1910). This book has wonderful illustrations that accurately depict the era in which Florence lived. The author lists the timeline, discoveries, and contributions that Ms. Nightingale made to this new field during her lifetime.

I think that children all over the world can appreciate learning about Florence and the field of nursing. As a healthcare provider, I owe a great debt to Ms. Nightingale as I feel that nurses are the core of medicine.

The author tells the story in a language that can be understood from ages 5 and above. This book could be used in a classroom to teach children about nursing and the recipe for health over illness: Fresh air, sunlight, healthy food, and clean linens. This recipe remains important today as a basis for a healthy life.

I want to thank Author Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this Advanced Reader’s Copy. This is a voluntary review, and all comments and opinions are entirely my own.
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Ivette G
5.0 out of 5 stars Very casual tone that kept my daughter's attention
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2022
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I love how the story is laid it in a very easy to follow and understand format. My daughter likes when we read to her, but she doesn't sit still for too many words on a page. I found that the length of text for each of the pages was really good and kept her listening. I do think the story is for a little bit older kids (she is 18 mo), but I really like introducing her to people who have made such amazing impacts in our world now. The tone of the book was a bit casual, which again, I like for my daughter. Great addition to our Little People, Big Dreams library we are building!
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DaveandMickayla
5.0 out of 5 stars Great children's bio of Florence Nightingale
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2022
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Honestly, I only knew the name Florence Nightingale before reading this book. I think most folks have heard the name, but I did not know any detail of her life, so it was great to get this introduction for myself and our five year old. I love the "mother of modern nursing" tag line, it's great. The flow of this book was pretty smooth overall, it went quickly from her childhood and education to her career choices in nursing on up to her work in the Crimean war and hospital changes that saved thousands of lives. Nice reinforcement of "washing hands" as contributing to the benefit of modern medicine, it's so laughably accurate in these current pandemic times. There's the usual two page summation at the end for older kids and adults, with more accurate photos of Florence. Overall a great book, maybe a bit pricey at $15.99.
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Sara A.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction to the life and career of Florence Nightingale
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2022
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I love reading this series together with my son, and we were excited to add this book on Florence Nightingale to our quickly growing collection. My son is four, so he is a bit young to grasp all of the concepts to learn from this book, but we both found this book really interesting. It highlights the major points in Nightingale's life and how she paved the way for nurses today. The illustrations are beautiful and in the back there are real pictures of Florence as well as a timeline. Overall, this is a great book to teach kids an introduction into the life of Florence Nightingale.
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Sandra
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great One from Little People, Big Dreams!
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2022
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I love the Little People, Big Dreams books, and this one about Florence Nightingale is another wonderful one.

The Little People, Big Dreams books are inspiring biographies of famous people written specifically to inspire children. They are easy for children to understand, and they love these stories. The drawings are bright and appealing, the binding is sturdy and made to last. Even the pages feel thicker and more tear resistant. In the back of each Little People, Big Dreams book is a timeline of the person’s life with actual photographs.

These books make the reader feel that he or she, too, can make their dreams come true!
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QponMomma
4.0 out of 5 stars nice introduction to Florence Nightingale
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2022
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This is a nice book for elementary aged kids, it would work well as a read aloud to 3-5 year olds, too.

It overviews her life from childhood onward. But it left me with one question... The book says, "When Florence told her family that she wanted to be a nurse, everyone disagreed. At that time, not even poor widows would want to work in a hospital!". Why??? I wish they explained it, with even just one more sentence.

I do love the underlying theme of "do your best and help others do their best, too". And the page about International Nurses Day (in memory of Florence) portrays nurses of every race, religion and gender. Good job with diversity without stepping over the edge to being "woke."

The last two pages give more information on Florence in the form of a mini encyclopedia entry.

Overall, great kids' book and introduction to an amazing woman! And into the history of why hand washing, fresh air and clean linens are important to our health.
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Ms T. A. Valentine
5.0 out of 5 stars Children Florence Nightingale
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2024
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Excellent for my grandchildren 6-8yeats old
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浦本陽子
4.0 out of 5 stars 英語の勉強のため
Reviewed in Japan on November 10, 2023
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英語の勉強のため絵本を買いました。
装丁がしっかりしていて、プレゼント向きだと思います。

ナイチンゲールの事を知れて良かったです。英語初心者の私でもさらっと読めるので良いです！
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Books
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 27, 2023
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Make history fun beautifully made books and well presented
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Leanne Hill
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2023
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These are lovely books
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MRS T.
5.0 out of 5 stars 7yo Daughter loves it
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2022
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My daughter has been desperate for a Florence Nightingale book to come out in this series … and it did not disappoint. She read it herself and said it was Amazing - thank you for these books, truly inspiring the next generation
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