The Dinosaur Tamer : And Other Stories for Children with Diabetes [Paperback]

Marcia Mazur (Author), Peter Banks (Author), Andrew Keegan (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up

Twenty-five fictional stories that will entertain, enlighten, and ease a child's frustration about having diabetes.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: American Diabetes Association; 1 edition (April 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0945448589
• ISBN-13: 978-0945448587
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #830,642 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Even older kids still need our help, April 10, 2004

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Linda Alonzo (Great Lakes, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dinosaur Tamer : And Other Stories for Children with Diabetes (Paperback)

This book is aimed at ages 8-13 or so. We read this book to our six-year-old son. If not for that, I don't know if I would have ever read it.

All the main characters in the stories have type 1 diabetes. The characters encounter different situations where they have to learn to control their diabetes or ASK FOR HELP.

I recommend that parents read this book. What struck me the most, was how many stories are about kids that "can" do their own care but still want/need their parent's help. Many of the kids in the stories stopped taking care of themselves until the climax of the plot when they finally admitted to their parents they needed help.

If you order this book for your child, read it. At the least, discuss the stories with him or her. We discussed each story with our son and I was amazed at how much he related to the kids in the stories already.

The stories were written before lantus and the insulin pump so my son did have trouble understanding why the kid wasn't allowed a cupcake or such. He doesn't remember being on NPH and regular. Diabetes care has come far! It would be useful if the author would update the book to include the new treatments.

I am giving it four stars, not five because the stories were not the best I've ever read. But this is a valuable book.