  | To the front! : Clara Barton braves the battle of Antietam Author: Friddell, Claudia | |
| Price: $23.28 | ||
Summary:
During the Civil War, nurse Clara Barton carefully snuck her wagon filled with supplies and provisions onto the field where Antietam, the bloodiest battle of the war, was set to take place. She found herself comforting the wounded and dying, cooking meals for soldiers, and providing doctors with innovative sources of light so they could see better. No soldier went unnoticed or unaided by the woman called "The Angel of Antietam."
| Illustrator: | Cyr, Christopher |
Reviews:
School Library Journal (00/03/22)
Booklist (+) (02/01/22)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 03/01/2022 Gr 1–4—Nurse Clara Barton traveled in a wagon to the Civil War battleground in Antietam, where she tended to wounded soldiers and assisted surgeons during and after the fighting. The story is told largely in Clara's own clear and compelling words, augmented with concise and poetic third-person text. Soft-edge, digitally painted illustrations make great use of light, shadow, and perspective; they represent the story faithfully, including the surgeon's ominous tools. As the subtitle indicates, this book shows only a few days of Clara Barton's life and work, but has rich resources in an afterword, photographs, quotations, an extensive bibliography, and places to visit, illuminating Barton's lifelong work as an educator, humanitarian, suffragette, civil rights campaigner, and founder of the American Red Cross. VERDICT A vivid window into a few bloody and exhausting days shows Barton's unflinching bravery and inexhaustible dedication to helping those around her. Recommended.—Jenny Arch - Copyright 2022 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
