Florence Nightingale: Mother of Modern Nursing (Rookie Biographies)

Meet Florence Nightengale, a nurse who changed the way health care was given.

From the time she was a little girl, Florence Nightingale knew she wanted to help people. As a nurse, Nightingale worked hard to change health care practices-saving many lives in the process. Today she is considered the mother of modern nursing.

Alexander has written both fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. She has taught English in colleges around the New York City area.