Bo, the Puppy with Diabetes [Paperback]

BSN Norma Flaherty (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 13, 2002 | Age Level: 2 and up

BO, feels tired often and is more thirsty and hungry than usual. His mother takes him to the veterinarian, Dr. Dawg, who diagnoses BO with diabetes. He explains the role of insulin in the body's functioning, and explains how BO can help take care of himself. Dr. Dawg, Nancy Nurse, and Dottie Dietician all help to create a plan of care to keep BO healthy and happy. BO, THE PUPPY WITH DIABETES seeks to offer an understandable and accessible method for educating a young child about diabetes mellitus.

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About the Author

Norma Flaherty has an R.N. and a B. S.N and is a Research Nurse. Her hobbies include crafts, traveling, walking on the beach. She grew up in Maine, and have lived in Maryland for more than thirty years, mother of three children, grandmother of two.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Paperback: 108 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (May 13, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0759666806
• ISBN-13: 978-0759666801
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,202,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars bo, the dog with remarkably poor illustrations, October 13, 2003

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Belladonna Triste "OdderThanYou" (Fullerton, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bo, the Puppy with Diabetes (Paperback)

This book is listed as for babies to preschool, but it has little appeal to this age group (or any other). The illustrations are poorly done, unappealing, and not in the least expressive. The text and illustrations are on separate pages, so you can't read while showing the illustration even if you wanted to.

The text is poorly written and full of inappropriately big words; there are no illustrations that actually show what is being talked about (no pictures of blood testing, insulin needles, or any other new object the diabetic child will encounter).

The text is unappealing and condescending as well. A pre-schooler would be confused by the words and wording; an older child would be repulsed by the condescending attitude and lack of actual information about everyday life for diabetic children.

There are a lot of books on diabetes for children on Amazon.com. Look beyond this one. "Bo" is much less useful than a simple verbal explanation from a parent.