Title: “Be Safe Around Fire”

Author: Bridget Heos

Publication Date: 2015

Publisher: Amicus

ISBN: 978-1-60753-444-0

Review:

This book was the best selection for a children’s non-fiction book about fire safety. It discusses specifics on how to keep your house safe. Such as checking the fire alarms once a month to make sure they are still working properly or make sure if you or a younger sibling finds matches, that you give them to an adult right away. It encourages families to create a fire safety plan for their home and if the fire is upstairs then to have an escape ladder near windows. It reiterates an important part of fire safety, never go back inside for anything and to focus on staying safe and alive. The last page of the book includes a list of safety rules to remember, glossary words for terms children might not understand while reading the book, more books on fire safety, and website sources in regards to fire safety. In a literacy lesson as a teacher I could go back through the book with my class, and go over what each illustration represents, and how it demonstrates positive or negative safety examples.

Literacy CCSS:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7
Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.

Healthy Behavior Outcome (HBO) 4 & 5.

4 – Apply safety rules and procedures to avoid risky behaviors and injury.

5 – Avoid safety hazards in the home and community.

National Health Education Standards (NHES)

S1.2.6 Identify safety rules for being around fire.

S1.2.8 Identify safety hazards in the home.

S2.2.1 Identify relevant influences of family on safety and injury prevention practices and behaviors.

S2.2.4 Describe positive influences on safety and injury prevention practice and behaviors.

S2.2.5 Describe negative influences on safety and injury prevention practices and behaviors.