McKesson Clinical Reference Systems: Pediatric Advisor 2002.1

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Books for Children

Ages 3 to 8

• RED FLAG GREEN FLAG PEOPLE: A PERSONAL SAFETY PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN; by Kecia S. Freed (illustrator); Rape and Abuse Crisis Center, 1987
• THE BERENSTAIN BEARS LEARN ABOUT STRANGERS; by Stan and Jan Berenstain; Random House, 1985
• SQUEAKERS; by Stephen Cosgrove; Econo-Clad Books, 1999
• YOUR BODY BELONGS TO YOU; by Cornelia Spelman; Teri Weidner (illustrator); Albert Whitman, 1997
• LAURIE TELLS; by Linda Lowery, John Eric Karpinski (illustrator); Carolrhoda Books, 1994
• MY BODY IS PRIVATE; by Linda Walvoord Girard, Rodney Pate (illustrator); A. Whitman, 1992

  Spanish (Ages 7 to 10)

• POR FAVOR DI!: UN CUENTO PARA NINOS SOBRE EL ABUSO SEXUAL (Please Tell! A Child's Story about Sexual Abuse); escrito e ilustrado por Jessie con un prologo de Sandra Hewitt; traducido por Enrique Vargas Basterra; Hazelden, 1993

Ages 9 to 12

• BE AWARE OF DANGER; by Bill Gutman; Twenty-First Century Books, 1996
• THE SAFE ZONE: A KID'S GUIDE TO PERSONAL SAFETY; by Donna Chaiet and Francine Russell; William Morrow & Co., 1998

Ages 10 to 14

• DON'T HURT LAURIE!; by Willo Davis Roberts; Econo Clad Books, 1999
• EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE THE MALE SURVIVOR OF RAPE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT; John La Valle; Rosen Pub. Group, 1996
• I HADN'T MEANT TO TELL YOU THIS; by Jacqueline Woodson; Econo Clad Books, 1999
• STAYING SAFE AT SCHOOL; by Donna Chaiet; Rosen Pub. Group, 1995
• WHEN SHE HOLLERS; by Cynthia Voigt; Scholastic, 1994

Books for Adults

• CHILD LURES: WHAT EVERY PARENT AND CHILD SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PREVENTING SEXUAL ABUSE AND ABDUCTION; by Kenneth Wooden; Summit Pub Group, 1995
• ON THE SAFE SIDE; TEACH YOUR CHILD TO BE SAFE, STRONG, AND STREET-SMART; by Paula Statman; HarperPerennial, 1995
• RAISING SAFE KIDS IN AN UNSAFE WORLD: 30 SIMPLE WAYS TO PREVENT YOUR CHILD FROM BEING LOST, ABDUCTED, OR ABUSED; by Jan Wagner; Avon Books, 1996
• WHAT IF: TEACHING CHILDREN WHAT TO DO IN DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS SITUATIONS; by Sally Mumford; Vermilion, 2000

Other Resources

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information, Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families Information
300 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20447
800-394-3366
703-385-7565
Web site: http://www.calib.com/nccanch/
Information and materials.