Explains how and why a thunderstorm occurs and gives safety steps to follow when lightning is flashing.

Crinkleroot the forest dweller provides tips for walking in wild places and avoiding such hazards as ticks, poisonous plants, and wild animals.

Explains how to become aware of things children need to know and do in order to feel safe.

The modern world can be a dangerous place, filled with fast cars, smartphones, new drugs, and thrill sports. Meanwhile, we humans are as fragile as ever. In fact, after a century of steady improvement, injuries and accidental deaths are on the rise. Steve Casner has devoted his career to studying the psychology of safety, and he knows there's not a safety warning we won't ignore or a foolproof device we can't turn into an implement of disaster. Careful...

Discusses how to keep food safe, covering such topics as careful food preparation, different kinds of food poisoning, and the safe packing of lunches.

Offers rules for behaving in a safe way in the classroom, on the playground, and while waiting for and riding the bus.

Teaches children the different ways to keep safe whether walking near traffic, riding a bike, boarding a bus, or riding in the car.

Provides advice on how to remain safe in and around swimming pools, lakes, and oceans.