Published by Redleaf Press
10 Yorkton Court
St. Paul, MN 55117
www.redleafpress.org © 1997, 2006, 2014 by Connie Jo Smith, Charlotte M. Hendricks, and Becky S. Bennett
All rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted on a specific page, no portion of this publication may be repro-
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First edition published 1997. Second edition 2006. Third edition 2014.

Cover design by Jim Handrigan
Cover photograph by Blend Images Photography/Veer
Interior design by Percolator
Typeset in Stone Informal, Matrix Script, and Trade Gothic
Illustrations by Chris Wold Dyrud
Printed in the United States of America
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Smith, Connie Jo.

Safety / Connie Jo Smith, Charlotte M. Hendricks, Becky S. Bennett. — Third edition.

pages cm — (Growing, growing strong : a whole health curriculum for young children)
Summary: “The earlier children learn about safety, the more naturally they will develop habits that lead to
lifelong patterns of safe behavior. These activities introduce topics such as seat belt use, fire and burn prevention,
and tobacco and alcohol awareness in developmentally appropriate ways to help children take care of them-
selves.”— Provided by publisher.

ISBN 978-1-60554-333-8 (e-book) ISBN 978-1-60554-242-3 (pbk.)
1. Children’s accidents—Prevention. 2. Safety education. I. Hendricks, Charlotte M., 1957- II. Bennett, Becky
S., 1954- III. Title.

HV675.72.S56 2013
372.37’043—dc23
Printed on acid-free paper
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