Florence Nightingale
(from the Lives and Times series)

Who was Florence Nightingale? Why is she famous? How do we know about her? This series introduces you to the lives of famous men and women. Each illustrated life story is told by primary source material, encouraging you to discover how we find out about important people in history. Each book contains: an interesting story and a look at the evidence, written and pictorial primary source material, a glossary, pronunciation guide, and index.

Author: Emma Lynch
Size: 7 7/8 x 8 15/16 • Copyright: 2005 • Publisher: Heinemann • Pages: 32
Subjects: Primary Technology
Features: Primary Source, Picture Glossary, Timeline, Fact or Check Page/File
Title ISBN: 9781403463661 (1403463662) • Price: $7.99
6-Pack ISBN: 9781403463807 (1403463808) • Price: $47.94
• Guided Reading Level: O

• AR Level: 3.4 • AR Points: 0.5 • AR Quiz Number: 89132

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Also available in hardcover at Heinemann-Raintree Library

Series Contents / Information

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Lives and Times
Great minds not only think alike, they can influence young minds to better understand their world. Each of these carefully researched biographies of inspirational men and women is supported by a variety of primary source material—newspaper clippings, family photographs, and correspondence—designed to inform as well as to encourage young readers to take on their own investigations.

ISBN: 9781403463708 (1403463700) • Price: $167.79

Includes the following 21 titles: Asa Candler, Ben Cohen, Benjamin Franklin, Dr. Seuss, Edwin Binney, Eli Whitney, Florence Nightingale, George Eastman, H.J. Heinz, Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, J. L. Kraft, Levi Strauss, Madam C.J. Walker, Martin Luther King Jr., Milton Hershey, Ray Kroc, Robert Fulton, The Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, William Wrigley Jr.