• Deep teal or peacock blue background; Florence Nightingale in large flowing white handwritten script; young Florence with warm auburn hair, rosy freckled cheeks and a gentle expression; pale blue nursing dress with white apron and white frilled nursing cap with black ribbon tie at the collar; holding a black metal candle lantern with a glowing orange flame casting a warm golden circular halo of light; Written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and Illustrated by Lucila Perini in white text at the bottom; solid
  • Left: Florence's family in the grounds of a large red-brick English country estate with round dark navy topiary trees — mother in pale blue empire-line dress, father in black top hat and dark coat with walking cane, younger sister in bright orange coat and bonnet holding a doll; right: slightly older Florence in pale grey-blue dress sitting on a stone wall tending carefully to a small brown owl with scissors and thread on a dark blue sewing box beside her; large white stone urn with orange roses behind her;
  • Large dark horse-drawn carriage in the right foreground; young Florence in an orange bonnet visible through the carriage window looking out attentively; grand Parisian street outside with a building signed HÔPITAL with two French tricolour flags on flagpoles at the arched entrances; elegantly dressed period townspeople on the street — man in black top hat, woman in full orange dress with a baby, tall man in navy with a moustache, boy in white shirt; two nuns in dark blue habits and white wimples in the back
  • Busy Victorian hospital ward; Florence standing centrally in pale blue nursing dress and white apron with black X cross, arms folded with a composed authoritative expression; junior nurse in darker navy uniform carrying a wooden tray with a soup bowl; multiple female patients in white nightgowns in rows of black iron-framed beds; nurses attending patients on both sides; orange tulips in blue ceramic jugs on dark wooden bedside tables; framed portrait on the wall; large bright window on the right; spread tex
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LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS: FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE (HB)

LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS: FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE (HB)

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Part of the beloved Little People, BIG DREAMS series — beautifully illustrated biographical picture books that introduce young children to the lives of remarkable people who changed the world. This volume tells the story of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing and one of the most compassionate figures in history.

Florence was born into a wealthy British family and named after the Italian city where she was born. Her parents soon realised she had not just a brilliant mind, but the kindest heart in the world. As a girl she nursed injured animals back to health; as a young woman she toured European hospitals with her father, fascinated by every one she visited. When society expected her to find a husband and live in luxury, Florence chose a different path — she trained as a nurse. When war broke out in Crimea, she travelled to nurse wounded soldiers and found hospitals so dirty and chaotic that they were making patients sicker. The changes she made were revolutionary. She introduced hygiene protocols, proper record-keeping and compassionate patient care, and became the mother of modern nursing. Many of her ideas remain in place today.

Told in simple, engaging language with exquisite illustrations by Lucila Perini, this is a moving introduction to a life defined by courage and compassion. A facts and photos section at the back brings Florence’s story into the real world.

  • Part of the Little People, BIG DREAMS series
  • Written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
  • Illustrated by Lucila Perini
  • Publisher: Aurum Press / Quarto
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • Dimensions: 240 x 195mm
  • Publication date: 1 March 2022
  • For readers aged 4 and up
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