Mary Seacole
Bound for the Battlefield

Name: Mary Seacole
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Susan Goldman Rubin
ISBN: 9781666544145

Author: Susan Goldman Rubin

Narrator: Adjoa Andoh

Unabridged: 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 12/03/2020

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Biographical, Places, Europe

Synopsis

Mary Seacole spent much of her life on the front lines of the Crimean War, ministering to the wounded, caring for soldiers, and making her mark on the world of medicine. This fascinating biography honors her life, from her childhood in Kingston, Jamaica, and her encounters with racist Americans to her treatment of cholera patients in Panama and her bitter run-in with Florence Nightingale, who declined to work with her in Crimea because she wasn’t white. But Mary Seacole knew that the sick and wounded needed her compassion and care, and despite all obstacles, she answered the call to help them. Author Susan Goldman Rubin gives voice to this fearless nurse and healer through captivating details drawn from Mary Seacole’s own writings. Inspiring and engaging, this biography introduces a compelling heroine who rose above barriers to earn a place in history.

About Susan Goldman Rubin

Susan Goldman Rubin is the author of many nonfiction books for children, including Stand There! She Shouted: The Invincible Photographer Julia Margaret Cameron and The Quilts of Gee’s Bend. She lives in Malibu, California.

About Richie Pope

Richie Pope is an illustrator and cartoonist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, in The New York Times, on Google, and in many other places. He is the recipient of the 2018 Columbus Comics Residency and lives in Dallas, Texas.

About Adjoa Andoh

Adjoa Andoh was born on January 14, 1963 in Bristol, England as Adjoa Aiboom Helen Andoh. She is an actress and writer, known for Invictus (2009), Casualty (1986) and Fable (2004). She has been married to Howard Cunnell since March 2001. They have three children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Teresa on August 24, 2024

This picture book biography is a great introduction to Mary Seacole, one of the most famous Black women in British history. Drawing heavily from Seacole's autobiography, the book tells the story of her whole life, focusing most of the attention on the work in the Crimea that made her famous. An aspec......more

Goodreads review by Briar's Reviews on December 29, 2020

Mary Seacole: Bound for the Battlefield is a fantastic illustrated biography! For one, the illustrations are gorgeous. The colours in combination with the illustration style really makes the book stand out. It pulled me in with the cover and kept me hooked throughout the story. However the illustrat......more

Goodreads review by Linda on November 08, 2020

Thanks to Candlewick Press for this picture book! Until I read this beautiful story by Susan Goldman Rubin of Mary Seacole, a nurse who served on the front lines of the Crimean War, among many other ways she served, I had never heard of her. She was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1805, learned about......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on December 28, 2020

This picture book biography brings to light a little known heroine who lived at the same time as Florence Nightingale. Mary Seacole was a Jamaican nurse who was devoted to nursing anyone who needed her, regardless of race, rank or the side they were on. She seems to have been remarkably steadfast in......more

Goodreads review by Kris on December 28, 2020

Glad I read it and liked learning about Seacole. Wish the layout was more appealing. Looks like a small picture book but reads like a term paper.......more

Quotes

Manageable length and smooth, direct narration bode well for classroom use, encouraging exploration of both contemporary racial attitudes and medical practice—as well as why a proper lady might attend a battle in her signature pearls.

Mary Seacole Bound for the Battlefield