Mary Breckinridge, trained as a nurse during World War I, rode on horseback into the isolated mountains of Appalachia to bring medical help to those in need. Joined by others, her work became a model for rural health care worldwide.
2000-2001 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Dial Press
Copyright September 1, 1998
ISBN# 0-8037-2154-4 (HB)
Told in alternating viewpoints of Stands Straight and Samuel Russell, this is based on a historical meeting of Indians and Quakers during the Revolutionary War.
2000-2001 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Dial Press
Copyright February 28, 1998
ISBN# 0-8037-2078-5 (PB, HB)
By the time English came to resemble the language we speak today, the British empire had established colonies on so many continents that the world had become filled with English speakers who now number more than a billion.
2000-2001 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Clarion
Copyright April 20, 1998
ISBN# 0-395-71211-4 (HB)
