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May 12 reading ideas
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May 12 connects Florence Nightingale and nursing, plant health, and the five-line form of a limerick.
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May 12 is Florence Nightingale’s birthday and International Nurses Day. Explore nursing work and the use of observations and data to improve care. National School Nurse Day follows a separate annual date.
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May 12 is Florence Nightingale’s birthday and International Nurses Day. Explore nursing work and the use of observations and data to improve care. National School Nurse Day follows a separate annual date.
Read passageMay 12 is Florence Nightingale’s birthday and International Nurses Day. Explore nursing work and the use of observations and data to improve care. National School Nurse Day follows a separate annual date.
Read passageMay 12 is Florence Nightingale’s birthday and International Nurses Day. Explore nursing work and the use of observations and data to improve care. National School Nurse Day follows a separate annual date.
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The UN-designated International Day of Plant Health is May 12. Guardians of the Green: How Plant Health Feeds the World focuses on plant health and food systems, not gardening advice.
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Open collectionThe UN-designated International Day of Plant Health is May 12. Guardians of the Green: How Plant Health Feeds the World focuses on plant health and food systems, not gardening advice.
Read passageThe UN-designated International Day of Plant Health is May 12. Guardians of the Green: How Plant Health Feeds the World focuses on plant health and food systems, not gardening advice.
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May 12 is associated with National Limerick Day and Edward Lear, a writer known for nonsense verse.
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Explore plants, wildlife, and changing weather throughout spring.
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Read Five Lines of Fun: How Limericks Work. Read a limerick aloud. Mark the rhyming words and compare the lengths of the longer and shorter lines.
