What If There Is a Fire? by Guard, Anara [Picture Window Books,2011]

by Anara Guard

What If There Is a Fire? by Guard, Anara. Published by Picture Window Books,2011, Paperback

Genres: Childrens

Unknown Binding

First published August 1, 2011

About the author

Anara Guard no longer uses Goodreads (although may return if and when greater oversight of review-bombers, fake profiles, and other falsehoods is provided). She grew up in Chicago where her first job was tending the corner newsstand for a penny a minute while Carl the Newspaper Man ate his lunch at Steinway's drug store. Her debut novel LIKE A COMPLETE UNKNOWN was published in March 2022. She studied writing at Urban Gateways Young Writers Workshop of Chicago with Kathleen Agena, Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts with Norman Corwin, St. Joseph's College with Stu Dybek, Bread Loaf Writers Conference with Robert Cohen and Alix Ohlin, and the Community of Writers. She graduated from Kenyon College and Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science in Boston. She is also the author of two collections of short stories, "Remedies for Hunger" (2014) and "The Sound of One Body" (2010), as well as a poetry collection, "Hand on My Heart" (2019). In 2024, a second poetry collection will be published by The Poetry Box. She lives in northern California with her husband and yard dragon.

Reviews

[Joann Aubain · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is excellent! Now this book is more specific on fire safety and the do's and dont's on how to deal with a fire. It not only instructs on what to do in school but at home as well. The book went into detail about calling 911, methods of touching doors before opening them and even what to do when a friend is playing with a match. There are even small facts, tips and quizzes to better inform the reader on the importance of fire safety. Excellent read for children learning fire safety!

A learning experience would be having the children demonstrate different safety techniques and procedures of fire safety. Stop, drop and roll, crawling low to the floor when there is thick smoke and touching doors to identify if there is a fire behind or not. This learning experience will help the child know what to do if a fire is present not only in school but at home.