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Louisa May's Battle: How the Civil War Led to <i>Little Women</i> Hardcover – March 5, 2013

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  • Age Range: 6 - 9 years
  • Grade Level: 2 - 4
  • Lexile Measure: 1040L (What's this?)
  • Hardcover: 48 pages
  • Publisher: Walker Childrens; 1 edition (March 5, 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0802796680
  • ISBN-13: 978-0802796684
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 0.5 x 11.4 inches
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5.0 out of 5 starsWriter, teacher, Civil War nurse, reformer/advocate - an extraordinary woman!
By Z Hayes HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWER on April 3, 2013
Format: Hardcover
I was a young teen when I first read Louisa May Alcott's Little Women (Signet Classics), a story that I consider one of my favorites till today. I was captivated by the story of four sisters in Civil War era America, and could especially relate to strong-willed, fiery and fiercely independent Jo March. There is so much in Little Women that is good for children, especially young girls, with its affirmations of family, friendship, loyalty, perseverance, and tenacity.

When I saw this picture book in our public library, I was eager to share it with my eight-year-old daughter, who happens to love writing short stories. It proved to be a most engaging and interesting read for both of us. I had not realized that Louisa had served as a nurse at a Washington hospital, nursing wounded Union soldiers, during the Civil War. Frustrated at not being able to fight for the Union given her gender, Louisa decided she would serve, as a nurse, during a time when women who worked outside their homes were frowned upon. However, these were desperate times, and it called for more women to serve as nurses.

Packing her bags, with her family's blessings, Louisa makes the 500 mile journey from Concord to Washington, and finally arrives at the Union Hotel, her hospital. She is horrified by the conditions at the makeshift hospital, with rats scuttling around, and is even more unprepared for the masses of wounded soldiers that arrive everyday. The horror of war is painfully evident to Louisa, but she pulls herself together, and "doused herself with lavender water to distract her nose, rolled up her sleeves, and grabbed sponges and a bar of brown soap.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent picture book on Louisa May Alcott
By Susan Bailey on March 5, 2013
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Beautifully designed and illustrated, Kathleen Krull presents a fleshed-out Louisa May Alcott, overcoming her fears at being so far away from home to serve as a Civil War nurse. Quoting Louisa's journals and using her first success, Hospital Sketches as the guide, Krull presents a logical course for the creation of Little Women. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 starsexcellent picture book biography
By M. Tanenbaum VINE VOICE on March 26, 2013
Format: Hardcover
Louisa May Alcott is famous around the world as the author of Little Women, one of the most beloved works of literature for children, but what is less known is that she may never have had a career as a writer at all if not for her valiant service as a nurse during the Civil War.
It is this lesser-known part of Alcott's life that award-winning author Kathleen Krull concentrates on in her handsome new picture book about the iconic author, Louisa May's Battle: How the Civil War Led to Little Women (Walker Books, 2013).

Alcott came from a family of dedicated abolitionists, and longed to help the union effort in some concrete way. Of course educated women from "good families" rarely worked outside the home in those days, but the Civil War gave some women the opportunity to work as nurses, provided they met the requirements: at least thirty years old, "very plain," single, strong, and with two character references. Alcott was able to meet all these standards, and soon was on a 500 mile long trip to Washington D. C., where she was assigned to work at a hospital--in reality an old hotel. Her duties included shocking activities like undressing and bathing the men, bandaging wounds, and most importantly, keeping up the men's spirits.

Krull describes how Louisa, after just a few weeks of nursing, became desperately ill with typhoid fever, and had to be taken home to recuperate. While she did not return to nursing, she did return to her writing, which up until that time had been published but did not enjoy much success.

Krull's lively text is liberally sprinkled with quotes from Alcott's colorful and detailed letters home to her family. These letters were published at the time in an abolitionist newspaper, and later as a book, Hospital Sketches.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat for a girl interested in history and real life heroines
By C. Howard on May 10, 2013
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My daughter and I both love this book. My daughter is especially interested in history and women that have been pioneers for other women. This book shows a new side of Louisa May Alcott, where she is a civil rights and women's rights pioneer.
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