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This ‘Mini Vets Play Set’ by PlayPress allows you to build your own little vet surgery, featuring a cat, dog, guinea pig and even a tortoise! -
A wonderful celebration of the fascinating and seldom heard stories of Britain’s Black nurses. From ancient and medieval Africa, through colonisation and enslavement, through wars, times of great change and onwards … to the creation of the NHS and beyond, the story of nursing has always also been the story of Britain’s Black nurses. This story includes many incredible nurses from around the world: talented, skilful, innovative, hardworking and resilient -
‘The Unstoppable Mary Seacole’ is a vivid and richly illustrated first person account of Mary’s adventures, most notably her nursing of wounded soldiers in the Crimea. Mary Seacole’s persistence and bravery shine through, despite all the barriers put in her way, in this inspirational children’s book. -
Mary was a brave nurse. When a war starts in the Crimea, Mary sails far across the sea to offer her help. Can she save the soldiers, even when the bullets at flying? The delightful book tells the story of Mary Seacole, from her childhood in Jamaica, through to her old age and the writing of her autobiography detailing her many adventures. Along the way we hear tales of her skill at curing Cholera, why she became known as ‘Mother Seacole’, her time in the Crimea and her meeting with Florence Nightingale. Some of the characters in the book are fictional, but Mary’s story is all true.