Mary on Horseback: Three Mountain Stories by Wells, Rosemary

Mary on Horseback: Three Mountain Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780141308159)

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Mary on Horseback: Three Mountain Stories by Wells, Rosemary

Mary on Horseback: Three Mountain Stories

$6.99
Mary on Horseback: Three Mountain Stories by Wells, Rosemary

Mary on Horseback: Three Mountain Stories

$6.99
Format: Paperback
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Master storyteller Rosemary Wells tells the incredible true story of a World War I nurse who brought medical care to the Appalachians

Mary Breckinridge, trained as a nurse during World War I, rode on horseback into the isolated mountains of Appalachia and never looked back. Instead, she spent her life fording icy streams and climbing untracked mountains to bring medical help to those in need. More nurses on horseback joined Mary . . . and the Frontier Nursing Service was born. Mary's story is amazing. And it is true.

"Wells's realistic yet poetic prose perfectly captures the dichotomy of the majestic beauty of Appalachia and the harsh realities of mountain life. . . . This one's a gem."--School Library Journal

Author: Rosemary Wells
ISBN-10: 014130815X
ISBN-13: 9780141308159
Publisher: Puffin Books
Language: English
Published: 10/23/2000
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.18lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.06w x 0.18d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 28328 / Mary on Horseback

Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/16/2000 pg. 78
By Rosemary Wells
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Rosemary Wells (rosemarywells.com) is the author of 120 books for children, including more than 40 about the beloved bunnies, Max and Ruby, who star in their own television show on Nick, Jr. She travels all over the country as a tireless advocate for literacy. Wells was born in New Jersey to a playwright father and ballet dancer mother who encouraged her artistic bent. She worked as an art director and designer before illustrating her first book. She is the mother of two grown daughters, Victoria and Marguerite, and grandmother to four girls.

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