Cathy East Dubowski

This was short book that packed a lot of incredible information. Clara Barton was born in 1821, the last child of five. Her siblings were much older than she was. She was forgotten at times. From a shy, introverted child, she grew to be one of the most dedicated volunteers for the Red Cross both in Europe, and then in America. As a nurse on the battlefield during the Civil War, she was a strong advocate for the soldiers and their families.

Before this successful vocation, she was a teacher show more who was too afraid to even say hello when she first entered the class room. Students grew to like her, especially the boys because she played games during recess.

In 1852, she moved to New Jersey where she was amazed that there were no free schools for the poor. She became an advocate of schools for all. From New Jersey, she moved to Washington, DC where she worked in the U.S. patent office. When many became army volunteers, including some of her old students, she immediately wanted to help.

She bought food and necessary items. and even placed advertisements in local newspapers where she noted the dire need of supplies and food. Successful in this endeavor, she obtained a great deal of necessary items for the soldiers.

From a shy introvert, she grew to a strong woman who was not afraid to stand up for others. As the book notes, at the end of the Civil War, there were a half a million soldiers who died in the war, and so very many more who were very injured. Clara was concerned for all, and infact worked hard on trying to place lost soldiers with their families. Once again, in this endeavor, as in her others, she was exceedingly successful. She was able to obtain information regarding 22,000 soldiers.

She actually traveled to Geneva, Switzerland and met someone who told her about "The Internaional Red Cross." Returning home, it was her mission to create the American Red Cross. As noted, she was the first president when she was 59!

From an exceedingly shy and timid youg girl, she was a remarkable brave woman on the battle field. As bullets wized past her, she continued to mend the wouds.

What a person! What a Woman!!! I knew nothing of this person, except her name. Now, after reading this book, I will continue to learn more about her. show less

A picky eater finds a way to eat her peas and carrots in this silly book that managed to tickle my funny bone with its rhyming rebuses.

This easy chapter book recounts the discovery of a 5,000 year old man frozen in the Italian Alps. Be aware that it includes very close photographs of the mummified body, which very young children may find disturbing. Unfortunately the book is dated. It doesn't use the name now commonly associated with him, Ötzi the Iceman, and it says that he died from exposure. We know now that he was murdered. The book remains interesting because of the photographs, but should be read with a grain of salt show more due to historical inaccuracies. show less

This book was incredibly boring. It's a kids book but the dryness of the writing would bore any child to tears, no matter how interested they are in sharks. The only decent thing was the pictures, and even then nothing that special. There are much better shark books out there for young ones.