The kids' guide to first aid All about bruises, burns, stings, sprains & other ouches

Gr 4-6-This clever guide gives children lots of information about how to respond to the routine bumps and splinters, and the more serious situations like burns and choking with directions on how to do the Heimlich maneuver. (Better yet, says the author, take a first-aid course.) Each section describes a situation and tells what to do, what to expect, and when and whom to call for help. There are directions on how to put together a first-aid kit and experiments to do. Tricks of the trade explain how to stop bleeding and how to make a butterfly bandage. Precautions about avoiding injuries include how to deal with a strange dog. Throughout, readers are cautioned against attempting to do more than they can. The text is casual, with jokes and puns, but accurate and to the point, often in the form of a list. While funny, the black-and-white cartoons are only occasionally helpful. Alvin and Virginia Silverstein's Bites and Stings (Watts, 2001) covers first aid along with a lot of information about the animals and insects.-Martha Gordon, formerly at South Salem Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.