Showing results for "The Nurses" in Biographies

Susie King Taylor, born a slave in 1848, would learn to read at secret schools and go on to teach countless others to read and write. Follow the course of the Civil War in her own words as she remembers her work as a nurse and teacher with an Army troop of African-American soldiers.

When Frank Thompson sees a poster requesting recruits for the new Union army, he is ready and willing to enlist. Except Frank isn’t his real name. In fact, Frank isn’t a man—he is really Sarah Emma Edmonds. At only nineteen years old, Sarah had already been dressing as a man for three years and living on the run in order to escape an arranged marriage. She had tasted freedom, and there was no going back.

Carefully leveled text engages young listeners in learning about how nurses serve their community. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions help build nonfiction learning skills.

Available for the first time as an audio book from the bestselling My Story series, War Nurse historically accurate and engaging story of a heroine in WWII. This is the tale of Kitty, an 18-year-old Red Cross nurse in WWII who becomes a heroine. Kitty sees at close hand the effects of war - notably the casualties of Dunkirk. The story is told through her diary, which details historically accurate events and describes the day to day life of a military hospital.

Inspire your little one to follow their dreams with simple, engaging stories about talented people through history, to listen to at home or on the go. Some of the most influential people in history started out as little dreamers with something they wanted to change. With their unique ideas and...