If you are looking for a fun, positive way to introduce child-safety issues to the children in your life, you've found it right here. Quincy's Theme Park Adventure carries young readers to a thrilling theme park setting and teaches them a valuable lesson about responsible behavior in crowded places, all the while delighting them with a captivating storyline, relatable characters, and beautiful, full-color illustrations. The story follows Quincy and his family on their dream vacation to a famous theme park. In an adventure that ends up involving the whole family, Quincy explores the amazing park attractions, and experiences a range of emotions from wonder, excitement, and joy, to confusion and panic. The book focuses on how these experiences affect him both during and after his vacation. A carefully crafted, highly entertaining story that teaches children to learn from their mistakes and confront challenges with strength, hope, and resolve, Quincy's Theme Park Adventure is ideal for interactive learning. To further facilitate this, discussion questions and safety tips are included at the end of the book. These can be used with children at home or in the classroom to stimulate conversation about safety while encouraging creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
About the Author: Rita Major-Hallerdin is a mother, grandmother, and retired second-grade teacher with thirty-six years of experience in the White Plains City School District of New York. When it comes to teaching young children, her motto has always been that learning should be exciting and fun, and it is a teacher's most fundamental challenge to creatively achieve this goal. She firmly believes that "readers are leaders," and that reading paves a pathway that leads to knowledge, success, and power. Inspired by a personal experience, she decided to write a book that would allow her to continue to shape young minds in creative ways. Her debut book, Quincy's Theme Park Adventure: A Lesson Learned, is an exciting and informative children's book that teaches valuable life lessons while following a family as they enjoy their dream vacation at a famous theme park. Rita Major-Hallerdin currently resides in Sarasota, Florida, with her husband. In addition to writing, she enjoys volunteering, traveling, reading, and playing tennis.