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Book List

We’ve carefully curated book lists to go with each lesson.


Be Safe Books

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Be Safe

A Little Book About Safety

By Samantha Kurtzman-CounterThe Mother Company

When adorable little Hugo Hippo heads out for a fun day at The Happy Herd Community Pool, he is confronted by all sorts of opportunities to make choices about his own safety.

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Be Safe

A Treasure at Sea for Dragon and Me

By Jean E. PendziwolKids Can Press

Introduces information on water safety through the story of a little girl who invites a teddy bear-toting, fire-breathing dragon to spend the day at the beach.

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Be Safe

Cuidate Mucho!

By Andrea PazPlaneta Junior Perú

En este libro Chimoc, el perro calato, te cuenta cómo vivir seguro y tranquilo con mensajes sencillos, fáciles de leer y comprender.

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Be Safe

Duck on a Bike

By David ShannonBlue Sky Press

A duck decides to ride a bike and soon influences all the other animals on the farm to ride bikes too.

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Be Persistent, Be Safe

Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle

By Chris RaschkaSchwartz & Wade Books

A father teaches his daughter all about riding a bicycle, from selecting equipment to trying again after a fall.

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Be Safe

Fire Drill

By Paul DuBois JacobsHenry Holt Books for Young Readers

In a story told in brief rhyming text, the students in a kindergarten class follow the proper procedures, step by step, during a fire drill.

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Be Safe

Fire! ¡Fuego! Brave Bomberos

By Susan Middleton ElyaBloomsbury Children's Books

A brave group of firefighters set off to battle a blaze at a townhouse. Spanish words interspersed in the rhyming text are defined in a glossary.

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Be Safe

How do Dinosaurs Stay Safe?

By Jane YolenThe Blue Sky Press

A young dinosaur learns to take precautions for safety at home and at school.

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