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The children ages 1-6 at Luv-n-Hugs Day Care discuss FIRE safety rules, do a FIRE drill practice, sing FIRE songs, make FIRE FIGHTER helmets, and play FIRE FIGHTERS!!!A must for every book shelf!!!!(October is fire prevention month.)This book specifically offers the following child development areas told as a story in a day care setting: 1)Promotes difficult parenting issues:
A)Taking turns: show and tell, ABC song, calendar time
B)Clean up: (after projects and play
C)Nap time
D)Table manners
2) Encourages Learning:
ALanguage development:show and tell, child/parent discussion)
B) Colors (circle time choose a color to sit on)
C) ABC'S(sing at circle time - fast/fun way to learn)
D) Numbers (math - calendar count)
E) Affection (good bye hugs)
F) Imagination Play (shopping carts as cages)
G) Singing:(ABC, & Hop, Hop, Hop Songs)

3) Large Motor Activity/Coordination:
A) Hopping (Hop, Hop, Hop Song)
B) Body Movement (Silly Bunnies finger play)
4) Small Motor Skills:
A) Finger Movement (Bunny finger play)
B) Coloring, gluing, scissors cutting (Bunny project)

5) Food Experience:
A) Pear bunny faces (lunch)
B) Carrot dipping (snack)
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FIRE DRILL PRACTICE at LUV-N-HUGS DAY CARE
I did not like this book. It has too many words and being twenty-eight pages long, it is too long for most pre-school children to sit through. In some cases the print is over the pictures making it somewhat difficult to read.

Fire Drill Practice at Luv-N-Hugs Day Care review
This book is great for anyone doing daycare, (or just forfamilies). This book is exactly what I was looking for when I starteddoing daycare, and needed to start doing fire drills with my kids. The kids love reading the book, and looking at the great illistrations. This book has taken a scary reality in life and made it easy for kids to understand. ... Read more

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CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
HERE COME THE FIRE FIGHTERS!

Join a crew of brave fire fighters as they perform their lifesaving work. Here are the trucks, uniforms, equipment -- even the brave fire dogs! What are the different kinds of fire vehicles? How do fire fighters rescue people from burning buildings? Why do fire fighters carry air tanks? And how did the dalmatian become fire departments' unofficial mascot? Acclaimed author and photographer Susan Kuklin explains it all with dynamic, full-color photographs. She even includes important safety tips that all children should know. Readers will learn how teamwork, careful preparation, and pride in one's job keep the fire fighters -- and us -- safe! ... Read more

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Be sure to buckle up--especially in outer space! Officer Grover and Safety Deputy Elmo share important safety tips. Whether in the house or far away from home, Grover and Elmo know how to stay safe. By the end of the story, readers will be ready for their own safety deputy stars! ... Read more

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Great book for teaching and remembering safety tips!
I bought this for my four year old daughter and this is one of her favorites that she wants to always read....it's great because it includes her favorite characters from Sesame Street in a fun format and the safety tips have really sunk in as I've heard her repeating the safety tips here and there (like in the car while driving and she sees a stray dog). It's good because she remembers it because of the funny pictures that she always gets a good laugh from. It's very good for teaching safety tips! ... Read more

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Franklin can hardly wait to show off his cool new bicycle helmet at the Bike Safety Rally. But before the rally, he overhears Fox and Beaver making fun of his helmet. Now he's ashamed! Some words of encouragement from Rabbit help him put things in perspective - he likes the helmet, and he's going to wear it! ... Read more

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What a lot of good messages in one small book!
This simple story touched on all aspects bicycle safety, enjoying what you think is "cool" instead of giving in to peer pressure, and much more. My 4 year old even remarked about Franklin's borrowed helmet not fitting correctly(something I am always mentioning to a neighbor's child).

This is a good one to have in your collection, especially if you child has even the slightest reluctance about wearing a helmet!

Don't follow the crowd
This is a great book in the Franklin series! Franklin learns not to "follow the crowd". His friend's think his new helmet is uncool, but he learns that it's not important what they think... HE likes it, and that's what matters! ... Read more

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Diego is a small boy living in a big city. As he walks around town, he hears a lot of bad news, and he soon begins to feel scared. He decides to take extra precautions to stay safe-he doesn't talk or accept rides from strangers, he always asks Who is it? before opening the door, and he goes to bed early to avoid scary movies on television. Then one day Diego discovers an interesting way to confront the monsters of his nightmares and childhood fears.

Diego, un niño que vive en una ciudad grande, andaba un poco asustado. Es que, con tantas malas noticias, Diego empezaba tomar el mayor cuidado para que nada de mal le ocurriese. No hablaba con extranjeros, no aceptaba que nadie le ofreciese llevarle en coche y cuando alguien tocaba la puerta, siempre preguntaba quién era. Hasta el día en que descubre una manera interesante de enfrentarse a sus temores infantiles. ... Read more

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Matthew’s latest ambition is to become a firefighter. So the evening, when he and hi mother enjoy a July long-weekend barbecue, Matthew supervises his mother carefully. "These coals stay hot for a very long time," he reminded her. After watching the fireworks, Matthew goes to bed, still thinking about fire safety as he hears the sound of the last hissing rocket zoom up into the sky.

Before her knows it, Matthew is wide-awake. A rocket streaks through his window and lands on the floor, hissing, burning, and just about to explode! Quickly Matthew douses the flames with a glass of water, and immediately, a fireman climbs up a ladder and jumps in through the window. Praising the boy’s quick thinking, he recruits Matthew for the Midnight Fire Department. And not a moment too soon. A call comes in from the fire hall, Matthew grabs his boots and his new firefighter hat, and AWAY THEY GO!

A wild and imaginative adventure that could only happen after bedtime, Matthew and the Midnight Firefighter is a fast-paces story for beginner readers who are almost ready for longer chapter books. ... Read more

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Preventable injuries are the number-one killer of children ages 14 and under in the United States. Each year, one out of every four children is hurt seriously enough to require medical attention. The I'm Safe! series provides parents with a fresh approach to teaching children valuable life and safety skills. As children follow the adventures in these colorful storybooks, they discover proven solutions for everyday challenges, both real and imagined. More than just fun stories, children will be empowered to do something about their own safety and well-being. Based on extensive interviews with educators, early childhood experts, pediatricians, parents, their children, day care providers, and children's organizations, the I'm Safe! approach weaves entertaining stories together with important skills in a way that young children can grasp and practice them. Each story book has an companion activity book.

Kip and his sister, Kayla, learn what it means to be gentle with their new brother. But once he arrives, they aren't sure they want to keep him. The story and activities inspire enthusiasm about being a big brother or sister and help children come to terms with their feelings about a new sibling. ... Read more

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Bringing Down the Safety Guy answers the question, "How far has American workplace safety come in the last 100 years?"Even though today's management can be somewhat apathetic, we have come far from management statements like "If there's a labor unrest, I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half."Today's managers may feel the same way, but they are more politically adept at, instead of killing employees, exporting the work then simply eliminating the American job. A much cleaner, contemporary homicide!

The book includes discussions of manufacturing activities, but just as important are discussions of the cultural ramifications that have occurred since NAFTA precipitated the exporting of these types of American jobs to third world countries.Proud people who used to work as seamstresses, assemblers, and warehouse workers and manufacturing employees of every description are not, despite the government's grand ideas, all taking jobs as computer programmers and NASA engineers.

Chapter Summaries include:

Chapter 1 - What safety programs existed, or lack thereof, at the turn of the last century.Working conditions in the early 1900's.

Chapter 2 - The early days--Stories of manufacturing processes in the 1970s, with descriptions of older and more dangerous machinery, working conditions, and unfortunately, horror stories about injuries.

Chapter 3 - Office technology in the 1970s, The early insurance safety man days.

Chapter 4 - Near death experience on fire escape; the many tragic possibilities of bad wiring; several fatal tragedies including China, and Hamlet, North Carolina exacerbated by poor fire evacuation procedures and padlocked exits.

Chapter 5 - Machine guarding hazards, pitfalls, maimings, amputations, fatalities.

Chapter 6 - Accidents: Whose fault are they?A machine-assisted suicide; being mixed to death by a giant blender; some OSHA citations; how the media handles coverage of accidents; lack of public interest or outrage about same; and OSHA's schizophrenic personality.

Chapter 7 - While working as a subcontractor for insurance companies, a particularly harrowing experience involving arson and strong-arming the warehouse guard.

Chapter 8 - The joys of traveling on business.Trips to the back country of Maine to visit a logging operation; Los Angeles to look at an earthquake-proofed parking garage where the wealthy store their spare automobiles.

Chapter 9 - Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); the Turtle Club; the Golden Gate Bridge construction; Lockout/Tagout; Trenching; Confined Space Entry; things that worked.

Chapter 10 - Industrial Hygiene, stink detectors, legal liability on conducting in-house testing.Exxon Valdez' somewhat surprising environmental consequences.

Chapter 11 - Malden Mills fire; it is possible to be a benevolent capitalist.

Chapter 12 - OSHA mandates Workplace Violence measures; some reasons why America is becoming more violent.

Chapter 13 - Another textile mill closes; steady workers in an unsteady marketplace.

Chapter 14 - Unions' perceived lack of interest in safety & health. Maybe too busy on their corruption trials?

Chapter 15 - Designer sweatshops.Lip service to improving working conditions reigns supreme.Printouts from Liz Claiborne's hypocritical web page.

Chapter 16 - "Extreme" trend of risk taking, driving, glamorization of death gives safety a stodgy, "no fun" image vs. life threatening "activities."

Chapter 17 - Changing the nature of American jobs, what will today's workers look back on.

Chapter 18 - Diversifying our company's product mix, having fun with games and belts.

Chapter 19 - George and Al; OSHA? Isn't that a small town in Wisconsin?

Chapter 20 - All the President's Men Go Bungee Jumping, What the future holds, or Do You Want Fries With That?

Chapter 21 - Lincoln's squirrel. ... Read more

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A Real Eye Opener
This writer should be in politics with his knack for making bad news enjoyable. The book is entertaining, educational, packed with information and evocative of Michael Moore's enthusiasm, even in the face of adversity. His chapter ending safety asides are sometimes side splitting - no injury pun intended! I'd recommend this book to anyone with a sociological curiosity or an industrial safety career or interest. You're bound to learn something new that makes the price of the book worth it! ... Read more

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What can you learn from a bee? An awful lot, as it turns out in these charming little board books from Charles Reasoner, the mastermind behind the million-selling PSS! Sliding Surprise series. The Bee Attitudes present a hiveful of these wise little critters, each with an important lesson to impart. Whether it's Bee Kind's message about how kindness repays itself in the most marvelous of ways, or Bee Smart's advice on using your head, these inexpensive little treasures are perfect for any age. ... Read more

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SAFETY FIRST!
Continuing in his popular very young readers series "Bee Attitudes" author/artist Charles Reasoner now offers some vital lessons in safety.

In today's world we know it's important to teach even our youngest the necessity of being cautious and aware. So, with his eye-catching illustrations the author reminds children to be careful around water, and to wear the appropriate safeguards when they play.

Of course, crossing the street safety is included as well as a reminder to practice safety every day. ... Read more

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An entertaining and informative look at firefighting, from the equipment to the techniques, both in history and today. Enhanced with black and white photos, anecdotes from firefighters, and fire prevention and safety tips.
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A good read
I'll keep this short, but I must say that I found this book very well laid out both in words and pictures. Worth buying!!!

A little dry
This book somehow gets lost in the space between entertainment and education. It's too dry to be entertaining, unless you are just dying to find out what an SCBA is. And it's really too light to be of any use for education. Make up your mind about what you want and go for either "Fighting Fire" by Caroline Paul (entertainment) or "Essentials of Fire Fighting" for educational use. ... Read more