Chris Gets Ear Tubes

By Betty Pace

Book Overview

Chris Gets Ear Tubes explains what happens before, during, and after the surgery in language a child understands. It takes away the child's natural fear of the unknown. The charming full-color illustrations familiarize the child with the hosptial procedures.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 093032336X
• ISBN13: 9780930323363
• Release Date: November 1987
• Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
• Length: 44 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 11 years and under
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 6

Customer Reviews

Great book for all ages!!!

Betty Pace should be the foremost author in children's health books. She takes a subject like inner ear problems and makes it not only enjoyable, but interesting to read! I highly recommend this book to anyone who has a son or daughter who may need any type of medical treatement, or to anyone who wants to see how to explain something on the level of a child. I'll be looking forward to seeing more books from this author in the near future!

A wonderful book to read to a child before ear tube surgery

This is a perfect book to help ease the mind of a child that might be frightened of ear tube surgery. Just have mom or dad or both curl up in a comfortable chair with the child that is about to have ear tube surgery, get the book and read together. This should remove a lot of fear a small child might have.

Excellent to prepare kids for the hospital experience.

This book explains in a child friendly way what to expect from the first visit to the doctor, through the entire hospital experience. It is done in a way to make children anticipate the experience with joy, not fear. I would highly recommend this book for anyone with a child about to face hospitalization for ear tubes.

Child-friendly explanation of having ear tube surgery

The story is very child-friendly and presents Chris getting ear tubes in a non-threatening way - for children as young as 3 years old. The story allows a child to see what will happen at the hospital - going to sleep and be able to hear better. The story made my daughter very comfortable about going to the hospital and having her ear tubes. It made what could have been a scary experience be exactly the reverse. In addition, the story talks about after surgery -wearing ear plugs. My daughter accepts her ear plugs much better because of Chris's experience. I highly recommend this book for parents of young children who are having ear tubes for not only a 1st time but also the 2nd, 3rd or 4th time.