Animal Hospital

by Judith Walker-Hodge

Two children find an injured duck, take it to a veterinarian at an animal hospital, and watch as he cares for it in this Level 2 Eyewitness Reader.

Genres: Animals, Nonfiction, School, Science

32 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 1999

Reviews

[Zachary Kreft · Rating 4 out of 5]

Two kids observe the workings of a veternary hospital and come to better understand how a clinic works, the healing process, and how doctors treat both humans and animals. Viewing it through the lens of animal treatment makes it more enjoyable for young readers.

[Hien Le · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kind of long for early readers, but can help teach about vets and how they as well as the child themselves can help when they see someone in need.

[Nikki in Niagara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reason for Reading: Ds read aloud to me as his non-fiction reader.

I like this series of readers. The non-fiction ones. They come with DK's expected usual style and excellent photography. The story is told in a simple narrative style making it interesting and informative. There are occasional fact boxes with extra bits of information about a topic mentioned on that page. Though my son refuses to read these, saying they are my part perhaps because of the slightly smaller text size. This book examines the different type of animals a vet may see as two boys take a duck with a hurt wing to the local vet, who fortunately finds it hasn't been broken. The boys also see other animals taken care of: a rabbit, 5 kittens, a goose, a snake, a horse and witness a dog brought in who was hit by a car and the vet has to go straight to surgery to fix his broken leg. Quite a lot of activity and probably a wider variety of animals than the normal town vet sees but certainly educational on small animal complaints. A good book from a good series.

[Alison · Rating 5 out of 5]

The use of photography in this non-fiction book make it informative and interesting for the reader. This would be a great read aloud to a class when giving a lesson about animals. I would read it aloud to a kindergarten or first grade, but independent read for a second or third grader. The book has captions on each page of different aspects of a vet office, or information on an animal present in the book. The book also has a great references in the back of the book giving details about each animal that is in the book.

[Sara Strange · Rating 4 out of 5]

DK readers are some of my favorites. I love the real photographs and the realistic plots. In Animal Hospital we found a simple story about two of our favorite things: veterinarians and animals. Win-win!

[Anna]

A fun little book about a veterinary clinic. It's too bad the way they treated the rabbit is not considered good medicine now. I like the book anyway.

[Terri Pray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jack enjoyed the story about the injured duck and exploring the hospital and did well with this book.

[Tiffany · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great read for an advanced Kindergarten reader. (Level 2 Book)

[Peacegal · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a colorful, beginning-reader introduction to the work at a busy veterinary clinic. A variety of animals are cared for, with additional info boxes containing animal facts and pet care tips.