Product Description

Trying to provide for his family after his father dies, Robbie Robinson is thrust into the Crimean War as a drummer boy-and meets the courageous nurse Florence Nightingale. Ages 8-12.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #396565 in Books
• Published on: 1997-01-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6. A new entry in a series of Christian fiction that places a young protagonist in the path of a heroic person who has made the world a better place. The horrors of war and disregard for the common soldier underlie this story of two brothers who leave home out of financial necessity to join the British forces fighting the war in Crimea. The older brother dies in the hopeless charge of the Light Brigade. Robby, the younger sibling, has his hand amputated by an unconcerned doctor in a filthy field hospital. The boy is placed in service to Florence Nightingale and becomes devoted to her, admiring her determination, courage, and self-sacrifice. The descriptions of war and its results are vivid. The main characters are engaging, and the historical background is accurate and informative. Villains abound, and they're not on the Russian side in this war. Readers of Patricia Beatty or G. Clifton Wisler's historical novels will be drawn to this title. Unfortunately, the amateurish drawings will limit the audience, and the five-title list for further reading contains one book from 1946 and another from 1951. Too bad, because this is a worthwhile, entertaining adventure story with universal values and appeal.?Marlene Gawron, Orange County Library, Orlando, FL
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Ingram
After his father dies in the Crimean War, young Robbie takes on the responsibility of providing for his family by joining the army as a drummer boy, but after he is wounded and can no longer march, he stays at one of the field hospitals to help Florence Nightingale with the wounded. Original.

About the Author
Dave Jackson is co-author, with his wife, Neta, of the award-winning Trailblazer Books and the Hero Tales series, as well as No Random Act, the story behind the 1999 murder of Coach Ricky Byrdsong. Dave holds a degree in journalism from Judson College and has a prolific writing career, including books on racial reconciliation and ministry to kids in gangs. Dave and Neta are members of Chicago Tabernacle, a multiracial congregation and daughter church of the Brooklyn Tabernacle. They live in Evanston, Illinois.