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Percy plays it safe Percy plays it safe Stuart J. Murphy After playing boisterously at the playground, Stuart learns how to keep himself and his friends safe and still have a good time. Includes questions about the text and a note to parents about visual l… OL14871408W
Safety at home Safety at home Lucia Raatma Explains how to prevent accidents around the home and deal with emergencies, covering such topics as electricity, medicines, and fires. OL15050575W
Staying healthy Staying healthy McGinty, Alice B. Gives children pointers on how to stay safe by thinking safe, including chapters on safety with strangers, friends, while playing, at home and in the nieghborhood. OL152232W
Fifty dangerous things (you should let your children do) Fifty dangerous things (you should let your children do) Gever Tulley Activities, skills, projects and experiences containing an element of danger that offer real ways for children to encounter phenomena first-hand and encourage them to become better questioners, tinke… OL15988674W
Playing outside Playing outside Diane H. Pappas Zak the Yak and the Kid Guardians teach Elena and Orlando some rules about safe play. OL16579859W
Don't talk to strangers online Don't talk to strangers online Shannon Miller Explains how to stay safe online by not chatting with strangers. OL17894555W
Miles is the boss of his body Miles is the boss of his body Samantha Kurtzman-Counter "On his 6th birthday, Miles's excitement is dimmed when he finds himself being repeatedly pinched, noogied, hugged too tight, picked up, and tickled by his well-intentioned family-- and decides he's … OL19995927W
Stay safe! Stay safe! John Quinn,Anne Qualter Gives advice on how to avoid accidents in the home and on the street. Gives tips on what to do when things go wrong. Suggested level: junior, primary. OL20984505W
Bicycle safety Bicycle safety Sue Barraclough Books in this series introduce readers to safety principles in different contexts with colourful illustrations and simple text. Each book includes a list of safety rules at the end. Suggested level: … OL21621830W
Fire prevention Fire prevention Teddy Slater ""Sara, don't you know how dangerous it is to use matches?" her brother Sam shouted. "I guess you never heard the story of bubba the bear." And so begins the tale of a young bear who lit a match in… OL22645319W
Disaster preparedness for EMP attacks and solar storms Disaster preparedness for EMP attacks and solar storms Arthur T. Bradley This book will help you to prepare for two end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it (TEOTWAWKI) events: the EMP attack and the solar storm. Practical preparations are outlined, including steps to meet the four… OL23255326W
Be safe around strangers Be safe around strangers Bridget Heos "An older child walks home from school with a younger child and teaches him which strangers are safe to ask for help and which aren't"-- OL23313147W
Harmful substances Harmful substances Louise Spilsbury Harmful substances and chemicals surround us all the time - this book helps children navigate their way around some of them to keep safe. OL24183316W
Preventing sexual assault Preventing sexual assault Hart, Richard (Personal safety expert) Gives women of all ages access to quick, easy, and simple ways to practice techniques intended to maintain their safety. From dating to situations that may arise while driving, or even moving into a … OL24209898W
Staying safe on dates Staying safe on dates Donna Chaiet Uses real-life examples to illustrate how to handle various dating situations, including setting verbal and emotional boundaries for a relationship and dealing with sexual assault and rape. OL2717469W
Playing on the playground Playing on the playground Dorothy Chlad Jackie and her friends play at the playground, always obeying the safety rules. OL4284807W
Personal Safety (What Do You Know About) Personal Safety (What Do You Know About) Steve Myers,Pete Sanders Explains how readers can protect themselves by an awareness of things that might put their safety at risk, discussing the nature of safety, threats to safety, and how to stay safe. Suggested level: p… OL489633W
Learn the days of the week, months, seasons with the Munch Bunch Learn the days of the week, months, seasons with the Munch Bunch Giles Reed The members of the Munch Bunch take part in an activity for each day of the week and each month and season of the year. OL5613284W
Learn to tell the time with the Munch Bunch Learn to tell the time with the Munch Bunch Giles Reed Provides for practice in telling time as the Munch Bunch prepares for a picnic at the beach. OL5613318W
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire Michelle M. Houle Discusses the 1911 fire that killed 146 New York garment factory workers, the conditions that led up to it, and some of the legislation that came about to prevent the occurrence of similar disasters. OL5824167W
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