ESL Reading List: Emergencies

Little Monkey searches for a safe place in the jungle and finds it only in his mother's arms.

When nobody comes to pick Peanut up after school, she tries to remember and follow all the safety rules her family taught her.

Uh-oh, Dad needs help! When Dad is locked in the basement, Little Critter knows what to do. He picks up the phone to dial three numbers. The firement arrive in just a few minutes to rescue Dad... but they don't stay long to share in the excitement. They have another job to do. Join Littler Critter as he shares his 9-1-1 smarts.

A rhyming review of some basic safety tips.

Arthur helps ease D.W.'s fire fears by practicing fire drills at home.

Explica a los niños como mantenerse seguros en la escuela.
Explain to kids how they can keep safe in school.

Simple text and photograph illustrations present basic food safety guidelines and advice for avoiding accidents in the kitchen.

Describes Emergency Medical Technicians, or EMTs, and how they help people who are hurt or sick.

Simple text and photograph illustrations present accident prevention guidelines for riding in vehicles and riding a bicycle.

Simple text and photograph illustrations present basic fire prevention guidelines and advice for how to react in case of a fire.

Simple text and photograph illustrations present basic water safety guidelines for the pool and the beach.

Chiro, a young bat, is nervous about flying into the world for the first time without his mother, especially on a very dark night, but he soon learns to rely on his "song" to find his way and stay safe.

Ol' Mama Squirrel has raised many babies and kept them all safe from predators, but she may have met her match when a determined grizzly bear threatens to eat her entire family tree.

Learn how rescue vehicles are used.

Carefully leveled text in a narrative format couple with vibrant photograph to explore the function and features of ambulances. Includes picture glossary and index.

Simple text and full-color photographs describe eight different vehicles used by emergency personnel.

This book is about the important job of a paramedic and how they help you when your sick.

Written in the form of a first-person diary, this book takes a look at a typical week in the life of a firefighter.

Emergency! -- A risky operation -- Becoming a doctor -- Slice on the ice -- Baby doc -- Desperate choices -- Bare-bones surgery -- A floating hospital -- World responders -- On the battlefield -- Improved methods -- Why be a doctor? -- Doctors' equipment.

Introduces pre-readers to simple concepts about EMTs using short sentences and repetition of words.

Discusses the vehicles and devices used by fire fighters, police, Coast Guard, and others who help save lives.

Examines machines used to help people in dangerous situations, including the Striker 4500 fire engine, Bronto Skylift fire truck, Heavy Rescue 56 truck, Medtec Saturn ambulance, R44 helicopter, Super Huey helicopter, P-3 Orion air tanker, Fire Dart fireboat, Atlantic 75 lifeboat, HH-60J Jayhawk, LR7 rescue submersible, Hagglunds BV206, and the Marine Protector patrol boat.