Bicycle Safety : Safety Sense Series [Library Binding]

Rudolf Steiner (Author), Nancy Loewin (Author), Penny Dann (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1996 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Safety Sense

Explains the safe way to ride a bicycle and identifies such important equipment as the helmet, reflectors, and basket.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

K-Gr 2--Loewen outlines safety rules for youngsters, as Pickles and Roy, two cartoon canine pals, provide examples of both right and wrong behaviors. Bicycle offers very basic suggestions, beginning with selecting a bicycle of the correct size and wearing the proper equipment, including a helmet and suitable clothing. The book describes how to ride with traffic, and includes some elementary safety rules. Though briefer than Kyle Carter's On Bicycles (Rourke, 1994), this title is definitely useful. Traffic begins with an explanation of traffic lights and reminds children to stop at curbs, to look and listen, use crosswalks, avoid busy intersections, walk against traffic, and watch out for backing emergency or utility vehicles. Auto safety is also covered with regard to seat belts, keeping body parts inside the car, not bothering the driver, and checking for traffic before opening a door. Hitchhiking, hanging onto a moving vehicle, and playing near railroad tracks are offered as dangerous pastimes. This is a good update to Dorothy Chlad's When I Cross the Street (Children's Press, 1982; o.p.). Both books contain a glossary of words bolded in the text. These titles can be read alone or used by teachers to demonstrate safety techniques.

Marsha McGrath, Clearwater Public Library, FL

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Library Binding: 24 pages
• Publisher: Child's World (November 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567662609
• ISBN-13: 978-1567662603
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,809,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Nancy Loewen has published nearly 100 books for children. Her books have received awards from the American Library Association, the New York Public Library, Parents' Choice, and the Association of Educational Publishers. Four to the Pole! (Linnet Books), co-written with polar explorer Ann Bancroft, was a Minnesota Book Award finalist.

Nancy has a B.A. in English and an M.F.A. in creative writing from Hamline University. She lives in the Twin Cities with her husband, two children, two cats, a chubby beagle, and an even chubbier guinea pig, who likes to nibble on her toes while she writes.