Staying Safe by Saying No -- by Cynthia MacGregor (Author) (Book - Child)
"Explains the significance of saying "no" in potentially dangerous situations, particularly with strangers."--barnesandnoble.com
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Safe Kids: A Complete Child-Safety Handbook and Resource Guide for Parents -- by Vivian Fancher (Author) (Book - Parent)
"With immunization against major childhood diseases widely available, parental concerns in the nineties are focused on safety issues. A handbook and working reference for parents of children from...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Baby-Proofing Your Home (Parent Handouts and Info - Parent)
My Side of the Mountain -- by Jean George (Author) (Book - Child)
"Every kid thinks about running away at one point or another; few get farther than the end of the block. Youn Sam Gribley gets to the end of the block and keeps going--all the way to the Catskill...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Endless Steppe -- by Esther Hautzig (Author) (Book - Child)
Ten-year-old Esther Rudomin movingly describes 'the end of my lovely world' when her family is arrested in 1941 and taken from their home and exiled to Siberia." From Publishers Weekly
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond -- by Elizabeth Speare (Author) (Book - Child)
"Forced to leave her sunny Caribbean home for the bleak Connecticut Colony, Kit Tyler is filled with trepidation. As they sail up the river to Kit's new home, the teasing and moodiness of a young...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Pigman -- by Paul Zindel (Author) (Book - Child)
"For sophomores John and Lorraine, the world feels meaningless; nothing is important. They certainly can never please their parents and school is a chore. To pass the time, they play pranks on...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Never Cry Wolf: Amazing True Story of Life Among Artic Wolves -- by Farley Mowat (Author) (Book - Child)
"Hordes of bloodthirsty wolves are slaughtering the arctic caribou, and the government's Wildlife Service assigns naturalist Farely Mowat to investigate. Mowat is dropped alone onto the frozen tundra,...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
I am the Cheese -- by Robert Cormier (Author) (Book - Child)
"A boy's search for his father becomes a desperate journey to unlock a secret past. But it is a past that must not be remembered...if he is to survive." From the Publisher
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Sources of lead exposure (Parent Handouts and Info - Parent)
