Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross (Spirit of America Our People) [Library Binding]

Cynthia Fitterer Klingel (Author), Robert B. Noyed (Author)

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Publication Date: August 2002 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Spirit of America Our People

Briefly introduces the life of American Red Cross founder Clara Barton, including her accomplishments and her impact on history.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Childs World (August 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567661726
• ISBN-13: 978-1567661729
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,903,086 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The life of Clara Barton, dedicated to helping other people, June 9, 2003

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This review is from: Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross (Spirit of America Our People) (Library Binding)

I have been impressed by the Our Presidents series published by the Chld's World, which provides a solid introduction for young students to the lives of the Presidents, so I was not surprised that the Our People series, which follows the same format, is equally as strong. This volume by the team of Cynthia Klingel and Robert B. Noyed looks at the life of "Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross." Following the standard four chapter format, we learn how Barton spent her early years as a teacher, became the Angel of the Battlefield during the American Civil War, worked to have United States be part of the International Red Cross, and then served as the first President of the American Red Cross. Young readers are going to be hard pressed to name many Americans, of either gender, who have been responsible for helping more people than Clara Barton. She is also called the founder of the American Red Cross, but this volume makes it clear exactly what that title means.

This volume is illustrated with photographs and etchings from throughout Barton's life; the photograph that appears on the first page of the text, which was taken in 1865, is the most famous (and the basis for Barton's stamp in the Civil War series) and one of the interesting things about this volume was to see other photographs of Barton. Chapters include detailed sidebars on topics like the Suffrage Movement and the modern American Red Cross. The margins contain Interesting Facts, such as John D. Rockerfeller donated the money to build the American Red Cross National Headquarters, and the back of the book has a Time Line, Glossary Terms, Web Sites and Books for Further Information, and an Index. This is the first Our People volume I have found and I will be interested to see who else is included in the series since I am up to the R's on the Presidents and want my education on American biography to continue.