What To Do In An Emergency (Book - Parent)
Advises calm, quick action in an emergency. Describes safety measures for floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms, fires, earthquakes, and nuclear power-plant emergencies.
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Your Body Belongs to You -- by Cornelia Spelman (Author) (Book - Child)
"In simple, reassuring language, therapist Cornelia Spelman explains that a child's body is his or her own; that it is all right for children to decline a friendly hug or kiss, even from someone they...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Fire Fighters -- by Paulette Bourgeois (Author) (Book - Child)
"Young people are introduced to the important jobs done by community workers in this fun new series. Facts blend seamlessly into the stories, which provide a behind-the-scenes look at a day in the...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
At Home -- by Kyle Carter (Author) (Book - Child)
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All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Keeping Kids Safe: Guide for Parents of Toddlers and Teens - and All the Years in-Between -- by Kenneth Shore (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Parents worry about their kids and for good reason, according to Shore, a school psychologist and author of Special Kids Problem Solver (Prentice-Hall, 1999). "Every year some nine thousand children...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
How Can I Keep my Child from Choking? (Parent Handouts and Info - Parent)
The Outsiders -- by S. Hinton (Author) (Book - Child)
"According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the world: greasers and socs. A soc (short for 'social') has money, can get away with just about anything, and has an attitude longer than a...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Johnny Tremain -- by Esther Forbes (Author) (Book - Child)
"This story of a tragically injured young silversmith who ends up hip-deep in the American Revolution is inspiring, exciting, and sad. Winner of the prestigious Newbery Award in 1944, Esther Forbes's...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Frederick Douglass: Slave, Fighter, Freeman -- by Arna Bontemps (Author) (Book - Child)
"A biography of the runaway slave who devoted his life to the abolition of slavery and the fight for black rights." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl -- by Anne Frank (Author) (Book - Child)
"Born in 1929, Anne Frank received a blank diary on her 13th birthday, just weeks before she and her family went into hiding in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. Her marvelously detailed, engagingly personal...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
