To the Front!
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Average rating4.5
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Ratings2
Average rating4.5
This powerful tribute to Civil War nurse Clara Barton and her heroic efforts during the Battle of Antietam reveals how she earned the name "The Angel of the Battlefield," and shows the beginnings of her journey as one of our country's greatest humanitarians and the founder of the American Red Cross. During the Civil War, Clara Barton—one of the first women to receive permission to serve on a battlefield—snuck her supply wagon to the head of a ten-mile wagon train to deliver provisions to the Antietam Battlefield. On the bloodiest day in American history, Clara and her team of helpers sprang into action as they nursed the wounded and dying, cooked meals for soldiers, and provided doctors with desperately needed medical supplies and lanterns so they could operate through the night. Author Claudia Friddell blends her words with Clara Barton’s firsthand account to capture the nurse’s brave actions, while Christopher Cyr’s dramatically accurate illustrations portray one of the most heroic women in history.
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Clara Barton - we think of her as the person who started the American Red Cross. Before she did that, she was known as the “Angel of the Battlefield.” She came to the battlefields of the Civil War, tending wounded soldiers and giving them aid. Her work on the battlefield gained her national notoriety, but she didn't want that. She simply wanted to tend those who were wounded, and aid them.
This book was amazing! I absolutely loved reading it, and getting a deeper look at Clara Barton, and her work on the Antietam battlefield, and the work that she put into caring for the soldiers - as well as the work that she did for the soldiers during the Civil War.
This book is perfect for kids - and it has some great historical facts at the last part of the book. Highly recommend reading this one as a family!
Clara Barton was one of my favorite historical figures when I was a girl, and, after reading this picture book biography, I'm happy to see that she holds up as a woman of character and courage.
Barton served as nurse during the Civil War, established the American Red Cross, and worked for civil rights for women and people of color.
What an example of strength and wisdom she shows in this book! The book uses Barton's own words as well as poetry from the author to tell the story of Barton during the Battle of Antietam.
