Berthoud Community Library District

Traces the efforts of Dr. Paul Farmer to transform healthcare on a global scale, documenting his visits to some of the world's most impoverished regions and the unconventional methods that enabled him to improve and save lives.

Overview: The pioneering team that brought you the Caldecott Honor-winning THE DINOSAURS OF WATERHOUSE HAWKINS focuses their remarkable skills and vision on Walt Whitman--poet, American, Civil War hero. Did you know that poet Walt Whitman was also a Civil War nurse? Devastated by his country dividing and compelled to service by his brother's war injury, Walt nursed all soldiers-Union & Confederate, black & white. By getting to know them through...

Biography of Mary Walker, a doctor, who went to the battlefields during the Civil War and earned the Medal of Honor.

Describes what happens during a stay in the hospital, including some of the common forms of medical treatment.

Angus the Answer Dog explains to kids what will happen when they go to the doctor.

A biography of the American poet whose compassion led him to nurse soldiers during the Civil War, to give voice to the nation's grief at Lincoln's assassination, and to capture the true American spirit in verse.

Text and photographs take readers on a visit to the doctor's office, including descriptions of the things and people found there. This book includes a video, which launches via a 4D app.

Profiles eight American women who served as doctors and nurses during the Civil War.

Explains what to expect when going to the hospital, including getting ready, staying overnight, having an operation, having visitors, and returning home.