Tubes in My Ears: My Trip to the Hospital

Be the first to write a review

Overview

A hospital can be a scary place for a child. Here's a sympathetic and honest look at what to expect when having a minor operation, from what doctors wear and the names of instruments to what it feels like to have anesthesia. Cheerful, detailed illustrations add a touch of humor and lightness to this essential book for young patients. Full color.

A boy describes what happens when he goes to the hospital to have tubes put in his ears....

See more details below
Paperback
$4.45
BN.com price
(Save 10%)$4.95 List Price
Pick Up In Store

Pick Up In Store

Reserve and pick up in 60 minutes at your local store

Other sellers (Paperback)
  • All (16) from $1.99   
  • New (7) from $2.51   
  • Used (9) from $1.99   
Note: Kids' Club Eligible. See More Details.
Sending request ...

More About This Book

Overview

A hospital can be a scary place for a child. Here's a sympathetic and honest look at what to expect when having a minor operation, from what doctors wear and the names of instruments to what it feels like to have anesthesia. Cheerful, detailed illustrations add a touch of humor and lightness to this essential book for young patients. Full color.

A boy describes what happens when he goes to the hospital to have tubes put in his ears.

Read More Show Less

Editorial Reviews

School Library Journal
K-Gr 3Luke, an African American child who had to have ear tubes inserted, describes his hospital experiences. His language is precise, maintaining a childlike perspective, but imparting the essential information. Additional facts, such as explanations of instruments, appear in boxes. This is an urban hospital staffed by a multicultural group, with doctors and nurses of both genders. The colorful cartoon illustrations faithfully follow the text and realistically depict the details of the patients' rooms. Luke's procedure is not an unusual one, and reflects the current fashion of same-day surgery. A good choice to accompany Sara Bonnett Stein's classic A Hospital Story (Walker, 1974) and the more general description in Fred Rogers's Going to the Hospital (Putnam, 1988).Martha Gordon, formerly at South Salem Library, NY
Read More Show Less

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781572551183
  • Publisher: Mondo Publishing
  • Publication date: 1/28/1996
  • Pages: 24
  • Sales rank: 312,213
  • Age range: 4 - 7 Years
  • Product dimensions: 9.90 (w) x 8.30 (h) x 0.09 (d)

Customer Reviews

Be the first to write a review
( 0 )
Rating Distribution

5 Star

(0)

4 Star

(0)

3 Star

(0)

2 Star

(0)

1 Star

(0)

Your Rating:

Review Guidelines
Add Recommendations
Your Name: Create a Pen Name or

Barnes & Noble.com Review Rules

Our reader reviews allow you to share your comments on titles you liked, or didn't, with others. By submitting an online review, you are representing to Barnes & Noble.com that all information contained in your review is original and accurate in all respects, and that the submission of such content by you and the posting of such content by Barnes & Noble.com does not and will not violate the rights of any third party. Please follow the rules below to help ensure that your review can be posted.

Reviews by Our Customers Under the Age of 13

We highly value and respect everyone's opinion concerning the titles we offer. However, we cannot allow persons under the age of 13 to have accounts at BN.com or to post customer reviews. Please see our Terms of Use for more details.

What to exclude from your review:

Please do not write about reviews, commentary, or information posted on the product page. If you see any errors in the information on the product page, please send us an email.

Reviews should not contain any of the following:

  • - HTML tags, profanity, obscenities, vulgarities, or comments that defame anyone
  • - Time-sensitive information such as tour dates, signings, lectures, etc.
  • - Single-word reviews. Other people will read your review to discover why you liked or didn't like the title. Be descriptive.
  • - Comments focusing on the author or that may ruin the ending for others
  • - Phone numbers, addresses, URLs
  • - Pricing and availability information or alternative ordering information
  • - Advertisements or commercial solicitation

Reminder:

  • - By submitting a review, you grant to Barnes & Noble.com and its sublicensees the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right and license to use the review in accordance with the Barnes & Noble.com Terms of Use.
  • - Barnes & Noble.com reserves the right not to post any review -- particularly those that do not follow the terms and conditions of these Rules. Barnes & Noble.com also reserves the right to remove any review at any time without notice.
  • - See Terms of Use for other conditions and disclaimers.
Search for Products You'd Like to Recommend

Recommend other products that relate to your review. Just search for them below and share!

Create a Pen Name

Your Pen Name is your unique identity on BN.com. It will appear on the reviews you write and other website activities. Your Pen Name cannot be edited, changed or deleted once submitted.

 
Your Pen Name can be any combination of alphanumeric characters (plus - and _), and must be at least two characters long.

Continue Anonymously
Sort by: Showing all of 3 Customer Reviews

  • Posted September 16, 2012

    Highly Recommended

    Tubes in my Ears: My Trip to the Hospital is a great book for and middle level student. This book is about a little boy, named Luke, who needs to have tubes put into his ears. It talks about how Luke becomes scared, but the doctors and nurses are there to comfort him and keep him calm. This book has great picture and it also has little side notes where it gives the definitions to certain words and gives more explanation. Even though this book may be geared more towards fourth and fifth grade, the whole point of Luke’s story is to show hoe the hospital is not that scary and how having tubes in your ears does not make him a different person. This is a very appropriate level of inclusion for Luke is society because it shows that being different is not a bad thing. Having tubes put into his ears does not make him any different then someone without tubes in their ears. The last page of the book show Luke sitting on steps talking to a bunch of his friends about his trip to the hospital and his friends are not looking at him any differently. He looks and acts like that same Luke before the tubes.
    I would most definitely use this book in my classroom because in the middle level, young adolescent, age group is when all the self-issue and egocentric personalities come out. Reading, Tubes in my Ears: My Trip to the Hospital, to the student and the having a group discussion with them would help the students understand that students with a disability are not any different. Middle level students are always concerned about how their friends and classmates see them and having a procedure done, like getting tubes in your ears, could make a middle level student extremely self conscious.

    Was this review helpful? Yes  NoThank you for your feedback.   Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.

  • Anonymous

    Posted August 1, 2005

    a Wonderful Children's Book

    Told from a child's perspective...this book is my 3 year old's favorite! It treats a sensitive subject in a respectful way to kids...not talking down to them...but instead looking at it from a child's eyes. Highly recommended!

    Was this review helpful? Yes  NoThank you for your feedback.   Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.

  • Anonymous

    Posted March 7, 2010

    No text was provided for this review.

Sort by: Showing all of 3 Customer Reviews
If you find inappropriate content, please report it to Barnes & Noble
Why is this product inappropriate?
Comments (optional)