Little People, BIG DREAMS: Florence Nightingale

Written by: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Illustrated by: Kelsey Garrity-Riley

Meet 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.

Author

Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara is the author and creator of the inspirational best-selling series Little People, BIG DREAMS. Growing up in the ’70s in Barcelona, her heroines were Pippi Longstocking, Momo and Tinkerbell, and she felt great admiration for the Spanish poet Gloria Fuertes. She dreamed of becoming a poet just like her one day. It took Maria Isabel almost 40 years and most of her savings to make her dream come true. In 2012, after 20 years of working in advertising, she self-published her first book. Two years later, she released what was meant to be a birth present for her twin nieces, Alba and Claudia: the very first title in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series.

Illustrator

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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ISBN: 9780711270770
Format: Hardcover
Size: 24 x 19.5cm
Pages: 32