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excerpt: Then the dragon's nose twitched, and he started to wheeze. His eyes misted up, and he blew a great sneeze. ![]() While Gourbault's illustrations and Pendziwol's text are both lighthearted, there is no missing the serious intent behind the story. Lest some young listeners/readers have not gleaned the safety lessons from the story, Pendziwol provides a summary via "The Dragon's Fire-Safety Rhyme." Consisting of five rhyming couplets, the poem, which is found at the book's conclusion, provides five basic but important tips related to an individual's behavior should a home fire occur. Additionally, Pendziwol adds an 11 point checklist "to discuss and to put into action together," with the "together" meaning parent and child. A fine non-didactic and "non-frightening" book to use in teaching fire safety to young children. Highly Recommended. Dave Jenkinson teaches courses in children's and YA literature at the Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba.
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