Safety in My Neighborhood

by Shelly Lyons

Overview

You can wear a helmet when riding bike, or look both ways before crossing a street. How do you stay safe in your neighborhood?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781620658871
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2013
Series:	Pebble Plus: My Neighborhood Series
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	IG470L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Gail Saunders-Smith is an assistant education professor at Youngstown State University in Ohio. She is also an independent staff developer, writer, and editor. She presents nationally at conferences on literacy development and instruction and has written numerous articles, children's non-fiction books, and professional resources. Gail holds a B.S. and M.A. in Early Childhood Education from Kent State University and a M.S. in Administration and Supervision from Youngstown State University. She completed post-graduate work at The Ohio State University and earned a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from The University of Akron. Gail is a former classroom teacher, Reading Recovery Teacher Leader, and Reading/Language Arts K-12 Supervisor and Coordinator of State and Federal Programs for the Summit County ESC.

Table of Contents

Being safe — Pedaling smarts — Numbers and rules — On your own.

Editorial Reviews

The My Neighborhood series offers the youngest readers a chance to take a fresh look at their closest surroundings and make deeper sense of what they find. The oversize format allows for sharp, bright photographs so large they’re almost panoramic – perfect for capturing the wandering gazes of children, most of whom will find similarities to their own lives in the pictures. (Most of the images are from suburban settings, leaving out city and country dwellers.) Meanwhile, one or two sentences of simple text on each left-hand page help guide the reader. People in My Neighborhood suggests that the folks around you are worthy of further consideration. They have jobs and help the community – and they appreciate your help, too. Safety in My Neighborhood asserts that following rules and listening to adults is important, as is bicycle safety, memorizing your address and phone number, walking alongside friends, and so forth. Signs in My Neighborhood introduces the basics: traffic lights, stop signs, hospital signs, road signs, and more. Each volume is filled with happy, multicultural characters and ends with a question for discussion, for example, “What signs do you see in your neighborhood?” A good way to open little ones’ eyes to what’s directly around them.

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