Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield (Graphic Library: Graphic Biographies)

Clara Barton is one of the best graphic biographies I've read from this Graphic Library collection. Besides the story and the illustrations, I also found some of the black and white pages inserted in the story narrating some of Barton's heroic accomplishments quite unique. I was surprised by this because it is the only text that has this style in its storytelling and it is a good way of adding more information in a brief manner. It is a great text to use in school.It is also quite informative about nursing and the origins of the Red Cross in America.

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This biography is very easy to read, esp. since it's in graphic format. It had quite a bit of information, and the pictures were very appropriate for a young audience. I was disappointed that the graphics of her childhood made her look 25 years old when she was less than 12, and 50-60 when she must have been 30 or so. I also felt a bit torn, because this book makes it sound like Clara was a go-for-it type of girl, even from her youth, but I had read in other sources that she was extremely timid, to such a degree thaf her parents were very worried about her even as a teenager. That low self-esteem is not even hinted at except by one mention of timidity while she's riding a horse. Other than that, I did enjoy the book, and I learned quite a bit. I would recommend it to others.

The title Clara Barton Angel on the Battlefield by Alisson Lassieur almost stopped me from reading this text, but once I got reading I wanted to cry. Clara Bartonwas a hard working nurse who worked with soldiers to get them well. She won awards for her work. I shed many tears when I read this special story because there's so much blood and dying. I think this book is great for ages 16-25.