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This Level C "Rookie Reader" contains rhyming stanzas that advise kids to wash their hands, avoid eating wild berries or sitting in wet paint. In soft illustrations, multi-ethnic children clutch adults' hands, climb trees carefully, sit correctly in chairs, tie their shoes, wear bike helmets, and buckle their seatbelts. The cautionary advice blends perfectly with the muted art. The overall message shifts the text's emphasis away from "don't do this" to an upbeat ending: "Always be safe in whatever you do. Nothing is quite as important as you." This is an important, educational book for any library or home school collection.

This book will help teach children about personal safety.  It includes a story about a girl named Jane, who teaches children how to recognize potentially dangerous situations.  The first part of the book includes national statistics and Jane's story.  The second part of the book is full of activities and reproducible worksheets to help reinforce basic rules for personal safety.

This friendly, informative book for kids aged from 4 to 7 acknowledges kids' fears and makes them aware of things they need in order to feel safe in different situations.  They learn, for instance, to look both ways when crossing a road, to wear special clothing for sports, to know their parents' names, phone number, and emergency numbers, and many other details.  This is an easy-to-understand series of books for younger children.  Each title explores emotional issues and discusses the questions that arise among kids of preschool through early school age.  Written by a child counselor and psychotherapist, each title promotes positive interaction among children, parents, and teachers.  The books in this series are written in simple language that makes sense to younger kids.  It also features a guide for parents on how to use the book, a glossary, suggested additional reading, and a list of resources.

We know that school bus drivers are very well-trained, but they do not have control over other driver's actions.  Because of this, communication between the students and the driver is very necessary.  In this video, Bobby, a third grader, copes with some events where he is treated with a lack of respect by some other students.  On his third day at school, he is excited about a good report from his teacher and is eager to share it with his mother.  Unfortunately, Bobby makes a big mistake when he does not follow the instructions for crossing safely in front of the bus.  A distracted driver ignores safety procedures, and Bobby is hit by the car.  While Bobby's friends and classmates wait to learn about the outcome, viewers have time to reflect on the importance of following safe procedures.  A joint venture between the Ohio Association of Pupil Transportation and The Broken Toy Project, this color unrated educational drama on DVD features students from the Worthington City Schools.  This intense, disturbing film makes it a good discussion-starting tool for children fifth grade, and under.  While the procedures followed in the film are based on Ohio rules, students and drivers in all states can benefit from viewing this film.

Dottie Raymer's Staying Home Alone prepares kids for those times when they have the house all to themselves.  It emphasizes safety, but the tone is not didactic.  Instead, important information is made kid-friendly through engaging graphics and an accessible format, with lots of sidebars.  The opening chapter, which addresses house rules and assesses a young person's readiness for this new responsibility, is especially helpful.  Additionally, there are chapters on dealing with siblings, handling tricky situations, and knowing who to call for specific emergencies.  Lauren Scheuer's cartoon illustrations reflect the target audience, which are middle-school girls, but boys, too, will find this an valuable guide.

The Hot Tips presented in the Stranger Safety DVD are explored in song on this cool music CD, which keeps cool kids on the Safe Side.  Produced by Grammy Award-winning musician Christopher Davis.

In this educational DVD, you'll learn how to avoid potentially dangerous situations with people you don't know and kinda know, in a fun, and memorable way.  We know that safety can be very boring, and even a bit scary, but prepare yourself for something really different.  One of the most important things you can do to protect your children is to talk with them about potentially dangerous situations, and this Emmy Award-winning video can help.  It keeps kids engaged while introducing them to seven easy-to- remember "Hot Tips".  Hosted by "Safe Side Superchick," and featuring a cameo by John Walsh, the program is fun to watch and never scary.  This DVD is geared toward children 5 to 11 years old.

In this educational safety video, there are half a dozen scenarios where younger and older kids discuss what you should do if an adult you're not sure about comes to your door when you are home alone, or a stranger asks for help, or your parent is late to the appointed pick up place, or you meet someone scary or creepy, or someone tries to hurt you, or people want to touch you in places they shouldn't.  Would your children or students know what to do in these situations?  This video contains sensible strategies that are driven home through repetition and peer reinforcement.  By using a catchy, easy to remember song, kids will be able to make the right choices when it comes stranger safety.