Reviews for Clara Barton: Spirit of the American Red Cross (Ready-to-Read, Level 1)

The average rating for Clara Barton: Spirit of the American Red Cross (Ready-to-Read, Level 1) based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-12-14 00:00:00 Ken Burton Decent content, but not very well articulated. Maybe it's just the English Major in me. It seems as if the author attempted to incorporate "rich vocabulary," per Ready-to-Read's Level 3 definition, yet lacked the ability to write quality sentences. The book also inaccurately portrays the Confederate perspective as merely interested in the preservation of slavery, but that's another issue for another time... Overall, It's an adequate book in terms of a simple biography. But there are much better literary portrayals of Clara Barton's life.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-03-08 00:00:00 Jeremiah Riehl This book had large print which was easy to read. The pictures were clear and aided in comprehension of what was going on in the story. The language that was used in this book was easy to understand and this book was aimed at creating character. The story focuses on how Clara was a caring person and overcame the fact that many people told her she couldn't succeed because she was a woman. This was an informative text, labelled as a second-grade level text, that students could use for research or just for general knowledge.