Todd's Fire Drill

by Susan Blackaby, Justin Greathouse (Illustrator)

Overview

Todd makes a map for Fire Safety Week. It shows the escape routes his family needs to take in case their house catches fire. The map works well during a drill, but what happens when the smoke alarm beeps for real?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666312652
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	06/01/2021
Series:	Read-it! Readers: Social Studies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Mary Newell DePalma's illustrations have appeared in newspapers, books, and magazines. Some of her assignments have involved drawing giraffes, cans of shrimp, mice, matchsticks, and pork chops. The Strange Egg is the first children's book that she has both written and illustrated. She lives in Boston with her husband and their two children.

Editorial Reviews

After listening to a presentation in class about fire safety, the students are asked to go home and practice EDITH which stands for Exit Drills in the Home. Todd takes his assignment very seriously, and he makes a sketch of his house. Using pens and markers, he marks the primary and secondary escape routes for each room. He also creates a meeting place for the family so it will be easy to know in an emergency that everyone is safe and accounted for. Todd and his sister practice fire safety routines at home and Mom joins in. When the fire alarm really does start beeping, they all wonder where Dad is and what is really happening. The book contains a very good lesson about home fire safety, and the recommended activity is one that should be undertaken in each home. Kids would do well to share this book with parents and have the entire family work on a plan. The last page offers a few definitions, three books to read, and web sites that FactHound has checked out. Part of the “Read-It Readers” series, this is a Green Level in the Social Studies category.

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