ER Vets: Life in an Animal Emergency Room

ER Vets: Life in an Animal Emergency Room
by Donna M. Jackson

ER Vets: Life in an Animal Emergency Room
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Author: Donna M. Jackson
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-11-28
ISBN: 0618436634
Number of pages: 96
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children

Book Reviews of ER Vets: Life in an Animal Emergency Room

Book Review: Excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars

Subbing at an elementary library earlier this month I came across this marvelous book on the shelving cart. I bet it is not on the shelf very often.

Kids love books about their favorite animals. Books on dog and cat breeds fly off the shelves. Put a puppy on the cover and there is instant interest.

Veterinary medicine is a career that is intriguing to many children. The photography shines in this book and invites the reader into a state of the art emergency care facility. There are photos of surgery that are detailed but not gruesome. The images of animals being cushioned with pillows and blankets are particularly comforting to young pet owners. Kind and caring professionals offer insight into their work at the ER.

The book also deals with the loss of a pet. Lucy is a ball python who escaped from her bag and got behind the dash of her owner's car. Despite the vet's attempts to revive the snake Lucy dies from hypothermia. Her owner describes his feelings of sadness and loss.

There are interesting insets, including abbreviations and terminology the doctors use (example HBC is hit by car) and human foods that are dangerous to animals.

State reading assessments use nonfiction selections to test student reading ability. This would be an excellent choice to model nonfiction reading. Young readers will also pick this one up and pore over every word on their own.

Summary of ER Vets: Life in an Animal Emergency Room

They can surgically remove an arrow in a cat?s abdomen, repair a bird?s broken wing, even save a tiny foal that is in a coma. How? With high-tech x-rays, endoscopes, and electrocardiographs—but most important, with a love of science and animals. Twenty-four hours a day, with a team of anesthesiologists, cardiologists, ophthalmologists, nurses, internists, residents, and a healthy dose of adrenaline, emergency room veterinarians try to heal these little—and large—creatures we consider part of our families.

Filled with full-color behind-the-scenes photographs, this book captures the drama, excitement, and courage of being an ER vet.

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