Stop Drop and Roll

Jessica Worries

by Margery Cuyler, Arthur Howard (Illustrator)

Jessica has always been a worrier, and learning about fire safety is making her more nervous than ever. But our favorite worrywart is about to discover that knowing what to do in an emergency is the best (and only) way to extinguish her fire-safety fears!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, School, Realistic Fiction, Nonfiction, Education, Family

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2001

About the author

Margery Cuyler is the author of many books for children, including From Here to There, The Little Dump Truck, and That’s Good! That’s Bad! The idea for That’s Good! That’s Bad! was inspired by a conversation with her son, Thomas, who asked, "Can't bad things change into good things?" Ms. Cuyler grew up in the oldest house in Princeton, NJ, and started writing stories as soon as she learned how to write. She now lives in the same house with her husband, sons and two cats.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/marger...

Reviews

[Sylvie Gold · Rating 3 out of 5]

Author Margery Cuyler and illustrator Arthur Howard introduce important fire safety tips in the context of of an entertaining story with appealing, cartoon-like illustrations. This book would work well as part of a unit on fire safety, shared with preschoolers to early elementary school students by either teachers or parents. However, anxiety-prone children like Jessica, the book's protagonist, may find that the story raises worries they had not thought of before, and they may need more reassurance than is offered here.

[Halle Faulkner · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story takes place in the home and school of Jessica. Jessica has always been an anxious girl, and now that she's learning about fire safety, her nervousness is at an all-time high. But this particular worrier is about to learn that the best (and only) way to extinguish her fire safety anxieties is to know what to do in an emergency.
This book has the potential to reach an important audience, young children, and educates them on what to do during a fire. With this in mind, I would rate it 4 out of 5.

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stop, drop and roll, Jessica worries book
By margery Cutler, Arthur Howard
Jessica us faced by many concepts about fire safety. From fire alarms to evacuation plans she tries to protect her family. The book introduces the concepts as scary but that they are easy and will help the kiddos learn fire saftey.
Paired with a work sheet to color and take home it's a great lesson.

[Elizabeth Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book to teach kids about fire safety and fire precautions! I think this would be an awesome book to read to younger students so they understand the importance of fire safety! I personally don’t love the illustrations for the book, but the message and lesson is a good one!

[Skyler Dressel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jessica is overly worried about learning about fire safety. The story teaches readers about the importance of fire safety and explores the worry that many kids have. This books is relatable and could be a great one to read during fire safety week.

[Kary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect book for fire prevention week

[Paige England · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like it.

[A'Nya Delbridge · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is a great book to teach kids about fire safety and what to do if they were to get caught on fire.

[Sarah Limb · Rating 1 out of 5]

This girl stressed me out. Maybe it’ll help kids to not do what she does with her anxiety but woof, that was a lot.

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The kids know to stop, drop and roll from a tiktok. This is one of those things from my childhood, along with quicksand, that I definitely thought would happen somewhat frequently all my life.

[Kayla Edwards · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story for teaching fire safety. A little wordy for a preschool crowd but not too bad - excellent for younger and older elementary students.

[Ashley Moser · Rating 3 out of 5]

Could be a useful book to talk about fire safety and making a safety plan.

[Bern · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son is busy with the fire safety theme this week for homeschool. This book mentioned a lot of the strategies we were already discussing. It went well with the lesson.

[Amanda Nichols · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun book to read to students during Fire Safety Week. The main character, Jessica, worries about fire safety, which is relateable to many kids. Once we begin talking about fire safety, many kids often have questions about what might happen in an event of a fire at their house. The students can relate to Jessica's worries and often find themselves worrying less when Jessica finds out the importance of being prepared. This is a must read to younger students when talking about Fire Safety.

[Cherina · Rating 2 out of 5]

Summary: Jessica worries all the time. During Fire Prevention Week, her teacher gives her even more things to be concerned about. Jessica is afraid that she won't remember all of the safety tips. She goes home immediately to make sure that her house and family is prepared for a possible fire. Jessica's teacher asks her to demonstrate the "stop, drop, and roll" technique for the school. Jessica worries that she won't remember the right words. At Tom's birthday party, Jessica sees the fire from the candles and immediately orders Tom to "stop, drop and roll." Jessica is relieved that she finally remembered the words and goes on to perform confidently in front of her school.

Uses: read-aloud during Fire Prevention Week, independent reading for early readers, recommend as an example of rimes and rhymes.

Literary Devices: rhymes and rimes

Social issues: tips of fire safety and prevention, anxieties faced by children

Other: This is a fictional picture book but offers a lot of factual safety tips.

[Jasmine Bowman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jessica worries herself to death over everyday routines. She worries about her spelling homework, remembering to give the dog water, and waking up on time for school. It is fire safety week at her school and this just gives Jessica even more to worry about. Her house is missing fire alarms, automatic sprinklers, a fire escape plan and extra batteries for the fire alarms. As she learns more about fire safety she worries more and more when she gets home. She even forgets the stop, drop and roll rule! She goes two days trying to remember it and on her brother's birthday, just as he was about to blow out his candles, Jessica remembered. "Stop, drop and roll!" she yelled because she saw the fire.

For an activity to go along with this story, I would have the students create their own fire escape plan. I would have them write down as many fire safety facts as they could, and when everyone is finished they will share their ideas with the class.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Stop, Drop, and Roll is a great realistic fiction story for younger children. This story is about a little girl named Jessica who is known to be a "worry worm". One day when Jessica comes into school she learns it is Fire Prevention Week, and they are going to be learning about fire safety. Immediately this worries Jessica, and then to make things worse, the teacher shares that they will be sharing what they learned with the entire school. This book is great during Fire Prevention Week, and teaching students the proper procedures when their is a fire. This is a great book for teachers in their classroom because after students can practice what to do when there is a fire. In addition teachers can also talk about different things that make them worried or stressed, and techniques to deal with these feelings.

[(NS) Panagiota Angelos · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jessica worries about EVERYTHING! Monday her teacher gives her one more thing to agonize about, fire prevention. She goes home and shares what she has learned with her family about smoke alarms, sprinklers, batteries, escape plans etc. As the week continues she learns more about fire prevention and as a result worries more. Finally, she is taught an important rule to stop, drop and roll if your clothes catch on fire. But Jessica is so worried about all the other things she can’t remember the phrase stop, drop and roll.

This book is a must have for all younger elementary school grade teachers as it very effectively addresses the topic of fire safety while using humor. The book also lists safety tips for kids.

[Jamie Gorsky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book for prekindergarten children, the author mentions how they are practicing for safety prevention week. The illustration is really child like unlike other books, it looks like it was sketched with soft colors I didnt see much of bright colors in this book. I like how the author explained all the procedures of the promoting safety when in a fire.

Learning Experience: If I was the teacher this would be a book I would read at the introduction of the unit of learning Fire Prevention Week. The book has great illustration of stop drop and roll. The children would be in a small group and would be able to stop drop and roll. The book also explains what things to look for that are hazards you could also explain those to the children as well.

[Mary Bennett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stop, Drop and Roll is a book about fire safety told through a child's perspective. However, the character Jessica is a bit of a worrier. This makes learning about fire safety very scary for her. I think that the moral of the story for children should be that learning about fire safety is very important but nothing to lose sleep over. This book is a great tool for teachers to use in the classroom. They can highlight the more important topics in the book, such as what to do when when there is an actual fire. Then the class can practice what they learned from the book.

[Millie Simonds · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a great fire safety book for children. It not only addresses what to do about a fire but also the fears and anxiety that children may have about fire. I would read this book to a class during a fire safety lesson. I think that this book would be appropriate for kindergarten- fourth grade. I would read this book and then ask students to draw the steps of what they should do if they experience a fire first hand. I would also ask students to demonstrate the skills that they learned from the book.

[Elise · Rating 1 out of 5]

Shay picked this out at the library the other day since they were doing a fire safety week at school. I really didn't care of this book and neither did Shay. I especially didn't like that "Jessica", the girl in the story, was a worrier about everything in life and after learning about what could happen in a fire her worries became even worse. Guess I wouldn't extenuate the "fear factor". I would think this would have the opposite effect on kids than you'd want as a parent or teacher.

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jessica worries about everything such as waking up in time for school, filling her dog's water dish, learning new steps in ballet, doing her spelling homework But then her teacher, Mr. Martin, has given her something new to fret about: It's Fire Prevention Week. In this book the students learn all about how to keep their house safe and what to do in case of a fire.

[Abbi Kraus · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like this book because it shows how a child can be stressed out and overcome their fears. It is about a girl who is scared of there being a fire, and does not like to worry about it. She tells her family about fire safety and there is a funny part at the end. I would read this for fire safety to the classroom.

[Ashley Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is another book about fire safety. Many children can relate to this book because it talks about how children are worried to be in the fire but they can overcome their fears by being informed. It is a great book to teach the students how to stop, drop, and roll.





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[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

During fire prevention week, Jessica’s teacher assigns a project to help everyone learn fire safety tips. For Jessica the project creates anxiety and nervousness that results in her whole family receiving an education about the importance of creating a home fire plan, examining their home for fire hazards and what to do in the case of a fire.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fire Safety.

Jessica is a worrier who now is worried about fire safety after lessons in her classroom. Introduces children to basic fire safety concepts, including "stop drop and roll." The ending is funny for children when Jessica cannot remember the words and comes up with funny sayings.

[Erica J · Rating 2 out of 5]

The illustrations in this book are well done. This story would be useful of course for discussing fire safety. However, as a teacher you could dig deeper and discuss how worrying about things can get the best of you! An excellent classroom/home book to discuss fire safety do's and dont's.

[Kristy Schwertfeger · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book to read to teach about fire safety. It has a lot of useful tips and facts on what needs to be done if there is a fire. I like this book because it has so many good facts but there is also a story behind it not just facts.

[Stephanie Allen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great book to introduce fire safety to a class. All students can relate to being scared of fire, but by being informed it can help you overcome those fears and be safe. The little girl in the story is constantly worrying but when under pressure she realizes she knows exactly what to do.