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Children's Nonfiction Safety

Treasure at Sea for Dragon and Me, A

Water Safety for Kids (and Dragons)

by (author) Jean E. Pendziwol

illustrated by Martine Gourbault

Publisher
Kids Can Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2005
Category
Safety
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781553377214
    Publish Date
    Mar 2005
    List Price
    $17.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 3 to 7
  • Grade: p to 2

Description

Fun and safety go hand in hand as a little girl and a dragon spend a hot summer day at the beach. The two friends build castles in the sand, splash and swim, and race a boatload of pirates to a hidden treasure. As they play, the girl teaches her irrepressible friend to be water smart.

The winning combination of adventure and safety information --- including The Dragon's Water Safety Rhyme and the checklist of rules at the end of the book --- provide the perfect starting point for safety discussions.

About the authors

JEAN E. PENDZIWOL est l’autrice primée de nombreux livres pour enfants, dont Par une belle nuit d’hiver, finaliste pour un Prix du Gouverneur général et pour le prix TD de littérature canadienne pour l’enfance. Née et élevée dans le nord-ouest de l’Ontario, elle s’inspire de la culture, de l’histoire et de la géographie de la région pour écrire ses récits.

 

Jean E. Pendziwol is the award-winning author of numerous books for children, including Skating Wild on an Inland Sea, winner of the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, and Once Upon a Northern Night, a finalist for the Governor General's Award and the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. Born and raised in northwestern Ontario, she draws on the culture, history and geography of the region for inspiration for her stories.

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Martine Gourbault is a painter and illustrator. She has illustrated a number of picture books including, I Went to the Bay, Mr.McGratt and the Ornery Cat and the Dragon Safety series. She resides in Vancouver, Canada.

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Editorial Reviews

This book is an ideal tool for teaching water safety basics to early elementary children and preschoolers. At home on public and elementary school library shelves, it should even find its way into aquatic centre collections for instructional use.

Quill and Quire

Rhyming couplets deliver safety lessons with a playful tone. Bright with fine lines of color, the pencil-crayon artwork has a cartoon look and plenty of entertaining details.

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Librarian Reviews

A Treasure at Sea for Dragon and Me: Water Safety for Kids (and Dragons)

Fun and safety go hand in hand as a little girl and a dragon spend a hot summer day at the beach. As they play, the girl teaches her irrepressible friend to be water smart.

Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Canadian Children’s Book News. 2006.

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