Nurses

Community Helpers
  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 2

Nursing is a demanding job and requires skill, patience, and a gentle touch. Kids learn about the professionals who take care of them when they're ill and help them maintain their overall health. Exciting pictures and informative text provide readers with a new appreciation for the nurses who care for our communities. Additional features include a table of contents, informational captions and sidebars, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, a Think-About-It section, and an introduction to the author.

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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 2
Genre Beginning Readers, Nonfiction
Category Social Studies
Copyright 2023
Publisher The Child's World, Inc.
Imprint Wonder Books
Language English
Number of Pages 24
Publication Date 2022-08-01
BISACS JNF038000, JNF000000, JNF011000
Dewey 610.73
Graphics Full-color photographs
Dimensions 8 x 9.5
Lexile 670
Guided Reading Level M
ATOS Reading Level 4.0
ATOS Interest Level LG
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 517440
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Educational front/back matter, Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Phonetics, Photo captions, Reviewed, Sources for further research, Suggested websites, and Table of contents
Online Resources


  • Hello! My Name Is Lucas
  • I Could Be a Nurse!
  • Learn About This Neighborhood Helper!
  • Who Can Become a Nurse?
  • Meet a Nurse!
  • Where Can I Learn to Be a Nurse?
  • What Does a Nurse Need to Do the Job?
  • Where Does a Nurse Work?
  • Who Works with Nurses?
  • When Do ER Nurses Help People?
  • I Want to Be a Nurse!
  • Why Dont You Try Being a Nurse?
  • Glossary
  • Think About It
  • Find Out More
  • Index
Author: Cecilia Minden

Cecilia Minden, PhD, is the former director of the Language and Literacy Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is now a reading consultant for school and library publications. She earned her PhD in reading education from the University of Virginia. Cecilia and her husband Dave Cupp live outside Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They enjoy sharing their love of reading with their grandchildren, Chelsea and Qadir.

Author: Linda M. Armantrout

Reviews

A noteworthy review of Community Helpers from Booklist on November 1, 2022

The Community Helpers series provides a solid starting point for young readers who are interested in exploring possible careers. Each title begins by introducing a young child who is interested in the community job discussed and encourages readers to find a professional working in the… View →

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