Puff Bear Goes to the Hospital

This is a story about a little bear that has an asthma attack and must be taken to the hospital emergency room for treatment. Puff Bear is playing outside in the snow-covered valley with his older brother and sister, BJ and Chloe’, when he begins to have an asthma attack. Mother Bear must call his doctor and is directed to take him to the hospital ER right away. They meet Dr. Fox and Nurse Nanny who help Puff Bear get the treatment he needs to help him feel better. In addition to the entertaining story, located in the back of the book there is educational information provided to help in obtaining a greater understanding of this chronic condition. You will learn what may trigger an asthma attack, see a glossary of asthma terms; obtain facts from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention with statistical data from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America; find an example of an asthma action plan and a reference for other asthma resources.