Franklin goes to the hospital / story based on characters created by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark ; illustrated by Brenda Clark.

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Title :

Franklin goes to the hospital

Author:

Bourgeois, Paulette.

Format:

Books

Language:

English

Audience:

390 Lexile.

ISBN - ISSN:

1550747320

9781554537259

1550747347

Physical Description:

32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm

Subject:

Hospitals -- Fiction.

Turtles -- Fiction.

Fiction.

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Franklin goes to the hospital / story based on characters created by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark ; illustrated by Brenda Clark.

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Library	Audience	Home Location	Material Type	Shelf Number	Status
Searching... Central	Kid/Juvenile	Open Stacks Picture Books	Open Stacks Kids Book	E BOURG	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Children's Museum of Houston	Kid/Juvenile	Picture books	Kids book	E BOURG	Searching... Unknown

Franklin is every young child's friend. He faces problems that are familiar to three to eight year olds -- such as fear of the dark, going to school and making new friends -- and solves them all by himself.

Author Notes

Paulette Bourgeois was born July 20, 1951 in Winnepeg , Canada. She graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1974 with a B.Sc. and worked briefly as an occupational therapist before returning to Carleton University to study journalism. She has worked in television and print before writing her first book, Franklin in the Dark.

Although Paulette is best-known for the Franklinthe Turtle books, she is also the writer of fiction and non-fiction for young readers. Her book, The Sun: Starting with Space was shortlisted for a Science in Society Book Award (1995), given by the Canadian Science Writer's Association, and won the honor of Parents' Choice Approval, given by the US Parents' Choice Foundation (1997).

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Horn Book Review

Franklin the turtle needs an operation, and everyone keeps telling him how brave he is. However, when it's time for x-rays, Franklin worries they'll reveal how frightened he really feels. The pleasant but didactic story delivers a comforting message about courage and provides very basic information about having an operation. Illustrations show unfailingly friendly animals. From HORN BOOK Fall 2000, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Ages 3^-8. Franklin, that turtle with great child appeal, has been sick before, but he has never been to the hospital. In a soccer game, Franklin gets hit in the chest and his doctor discovers his shell has cracked. Dr. Bear explains that she will need to insert a pin to allow the shell to grow properly, and she is gentle in her explanations of what will happen during surgery. Franklin feigns bravery to his friends and parents, but any child will empathize with how he truly feels. This books follows Franklin inside the hospital, including the operating room and introduces him (and young readers) to other hospital staff. The satisfying ending, Clark's brightly-colored illustrations of Franklin and his family, and Franklin's approach to life will comfort children of a broad age range. --Kathy Broderick

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