Starting School with a Food Allergy: Tips for a Peanut Allergic Kid [Perfect Paperback]

Christina Black (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 31, 2007

Ricky is allergic to peanuts. He is starting Kindergarten this year. Can he stay safe at school and still have fun? Photos from school and beginning reader text help children in grades PreK-2 learn how they can stay safe at school. Classmates find out easy ways that they can help a food allergic child.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Christina Black is the mother of a 3rd grade son who is allergic to peanuts, tree nuts and several other foods. She lives in Virginia with her husband and children. Read more at her website: safeFoodForMe.com

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 37 pages
• Publisher: R3C Creations, LLC; 1st edition (May 31, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159872763X
• ISBN-13: 978-1598727630
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #266,663 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book for young, school-bound allergic children, June 19, 2007

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Kristin M. Johnston (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Starting School with a Food Allergy: Tips for a Peanut Allergic Kid (Perfect Paperback)

"Starting School with a Food Allergy" by Christina Black is an excellent resource for school-bound allergic children ages 5 - 8. This book breaks down an often overwhelming experience into manageable steps, presenting it in a realistic yet very positive light. Ms. Black uses photographs to illustrate the people, places and events that allergic children must familiarize themselves with, and reinforces both peer and adult advocacy. I highly recommend this book not only to school-bound allergic children and their families, but to their friends and classmates, as well.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Reassuring Book, June 24, 2007

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Linda Coss, Food Allergy Author "Food Allergy... (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Starting School with a Food Allergy: Tips for a Peanut Allergic Kid (Perfect Paperback)

"Starting School with a Food Allergy" is a very reassuring picture book for food-allergic children, their friends and classmates. Ricky will be starting Kindergarten soon, and his friends (including 2 children with food allergies) give him pointers for staying safe at school. Illustrated with photographs of real children in real school situations, the book covers the basics that children need to know about keeping safe at school.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Peanut-Allergic Boy Starts Kindergarten, June 19, 2007

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Beatrice Lock (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Starting School with a Food Allergy: Tips for a Peanut Allergic Kid (Perfect Paperback)

Ricky will be off to Kindergarten in September. Elementary school presents new situations and challenges for a 5 year old, peanut-allergic boy. His older friends and his sister Annie's friends explain how he can deal with snacks, lunch and parties in school and how classmates and teachers can help him to be not only safe, but happy in this new environment. There are lots of pictures of real kids in real situations. The text seems to be fine for K-Grade 2; this should encourage young readers.