![]() ![]() The book details the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans in August 2005, and is an expansion of a Pulitzer Prize -winning article written by Fink and. She received the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for a. and Ph.D. Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital is a 2013 non-fiction book by the American journalist Sheri Fink. Sheri Fink is an American journalist who writes about health, medicine and science. ![]() Children and parents alike will enjoy reading this one again and again. Physician and Pulitzer Prizewinning reporter Sheri Fink (M.D. It is beautifully illustrated and the text discusses things like bullying, feeling out of place and different from others. Working a hurricane at 317-bed Baptist meant bringing along kids, parents and grandparents, dogs, cats and rabbits, and coolers and grocery bags packed with party chips, cheese dip, and muffulettas. This is such a wonderful book for young children because it addresses so many feelings that kids struggle with, especially after they start school. Mortality & Death Audio Study Guides True Crime & Legal Five Days at Memorial Important Quotes 1. ![]() Thank you Sheri Fink for sharing this wonderful book. They girls said: it’s the best book ever and we love the author! We can’t wait for the next book. My son said the end of the story: So Powerful!! They enjoyed the story and the pictures, and they followed the book and the positive and empowering messages easily and clearly. My daughter and niece both 5, and my 8 year old love this book. “The Whimsical World of Sheri Fink children’s brand is an excellent resource for award-winning and quality children’s books that encourage actions of tolerance, acceptance, and, perhaps the hardest lesson to be learned of all, staying true to the core of one’s self.” –Jack Canfield, co-creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul & NYT Best-selling author of The Success PrinciplesĪ wonderful story for children about how special and perfect each and every person is just the way they are! A great book for children who are being bullied or have any doubts about their own self worth! –Patty Hankins Sheri Fink is an inspirational speaker, a 1 best-selling author, a mermaid who believes in magic, and the president of Whimsical World. And there is a rose garden for you somewhere.” –Beautiful Books for Children Five Days at Memorial is Pulitzer Prize winner Sheri Fink’s landmark investigation of patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina and her suspenseful portrayal of the quest for truth and justice. Even when others put you down every time you try to succeed. Even when you are born into a harsh world. “So many children and parents could benefit from the wonderful message of this book – you are beautiful and wonderful and have promise…even when everyone around you tells you otherwise. “A timeless lesson that is beautifully illustrated both verbally and visually.” –Readers Favorite ![]()
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