HOORAY FOR
VETERINARIANS !
by Kurt Waldendorf
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Names: Waldendorf, Kurt, author.
Title: Hooray for veterinarians! / by Kurt Waldendorf.
Description: Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, [2017] | Series: Bumba booksHooray for community helpers! |
Audience: Ages 48. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015043697 (print) | LCCN 2015045326 (ebook) | ISBN 9781512414387 (lb : alk. paper) |
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Table of
Contents
Animal Doctors
Veterinarians are animal doctors.
They are also called vets.
Vets help animals stay healthy.
Vets care for animals.
These doctors check
animals with tools.
Vets know how animal
bodies work.
Why might a
veterinarian
check an
animals ears?
Animals cannot say what hurts.
Vets test animals.
They find out what is wrong
with animals.
Some vets treat big animals.
This horse hurt its leg.
The vet will fix it.
What are
some other big
animals vets
might help?
Some vets work with
small animals.
People bring their pets
to the vet.
This vet gives a rabbit
a shot.
Vets help wild animals too.
This bird hurt its wing.
The vet fixed it.
Soon the bird will fly again.
Animals sometimes get scared.
Vets talk to animals.
They pet the animals.
They keep animals calm.
Why do you think
visiting the vet
scares animals?
Vets work hard.
They go to school for up
to eight years.
They learn how to
be vets.
Vets help many animals.
They keep animals healthy.
Veterinarian Tools
shot
tool to
check ears
tool to check
heartbeat
lab coat
table
Picture Glossary
shot medicine pushed
through a needle
test to look closely at something
to see what is wrong
veterinarians doctors who are trained to
treat sick or hurt animals
wild
animals animals that live
in the wild and
are not pets
Index
big animals,
bird,
horse,
rabbit,
school,
shot,
small animals,
test,
wild animals,
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