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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2000 · Est. 8 min read-aloud
Franklin Goes to the Hospital
By Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark (Illustrator)
Part of the Franklin series
A turtle faces his fears during a hospital visit.
4.2/5 Goodreads · 563 ratings
32 pages· 1,023 words· Est. 8 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Franklin the turtle must confront his fears as he heads to the hospital for a shell operation. Everyone sees him as brave, but inside, he's scared his X-rays will reveal his true feelings. With Dr. Bear's guidance, Franklin discovers that courage isn't the absence of fear, but the ability to face it. Will he find the strength to be truly brave?
From the publisher
In this Franklin Classic Storybook, our hero goes to the hospital for an operation to repair his broken shell, and everyone thinks he’s being very brave. But Franklin is only pretending to be fearless. He’s worried that his X-rays will show just how frightened he is inside. With the help of Dr. Bear, Franklin learns that even though he’s feeling scared, he can still be brave.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 1,023
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 570L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~3.7
- F&P level
- ~O
Publication
- Published
- February 1, 2011
- First published
- January 1, 2000
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781554537259
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