Mary Jane Seacole was a British-Jamaican businesswoman and nurse who set up the "British Hotel" behind enemy lines during the Crimean War healing, caring, and protecting allied soldiers.
This book primarily focuses on the life and times of Mary Seacole. Mary Jane Seacole was a British-Jamaican businesswoman and a pioneering nurse. She was an amazing woman and is known as one of the greatest black Briton’s.
Aunty Mary was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She was the daughter of a Jamaican woman and James Grant, a Scottish Lieutenant in the British Army.
Aunty Mary used traditional Jamaican and West African herbal remedies to nurse people back to health. She travelled the world treating and healing people along the way. She helped people in Panama, Russia, Jamaica and in Great Britain.
Aunty Mary wanted to help as a nurse in the Crimean war. She was refused because she was black so she travelled independently and set up a hotel to help the wounded soldiers on and off the battlefield.
The Black History Activity Books stimulate the imagination and curiosity of the reader to use critical thinking and problem-solving to complete the books. This book uses a range of activities that cover the following:
• Science
- Healing Properties Of Herbs
- Herbal Remedies & Recipes
- Introduction to Viruses
Maths
- Adding
- Counting
- Number Order
- Multiplication
- Equations
English
- Spelling
- Reading & Comprehension
- Creative writing
- Geography
- Visual Memory
- Matching & Sorting
- Colouring
- Drawing Mazes
- Dot to Dot
- Spot the difference
- Word Search
- Quizzes
These activities exercise the brain and memory as well as a range of benefits that:
- Increases / Boosts
- Retention
- Engagement
- Emotional Intelligence
- Observation Of Detail
- Patience
Improves:
- Critical Thinking
- Cognitive Thought Processes
- Hand-Eye Coordination
- Communication Skills
- Vocabulary (Language / Learning)
Encourages
- Risk-Taking
- Focus
- Right Brain Thinking
- Following Instructions
Releases
- Positive Emotions
- Stress
- Hidden Emotions
Product Description
Format: 150mm x 210mm (A5) - 350 gsm Gloss Laminated Cover 160gsm Full colour interior pages
Pages: 32
Age Range: 6 Years and Above
