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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Helmet On, Wheels Go: A Montessori Book about Bike Helmet Safety, Scooter Rides, and Staying Safe on Wheels

Helmet On, Wheels Go: A Montessori Book about Bike Helmet Safety, Scooter Rides, and Staying Safe on Wheels

Publishing, Boonhouse

Paperback

Series: Real Life Skills for Kids, Book 11

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ISBN13: 9798188467609
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 19 2026
Pages: 42
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.11 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Helmet first, then wheels. That is what children start saying on their own once this book becomes part of the ride-day routine.

Helmet On, Wheels Go is a Montessori-based picture book for toddlers and preschoolers who are learning to ride a balance bike, pedal bike, or scooter, and beginning to understand why strapping on a helmet matters every single time. The book walks through the fitting steps in simple, child-friendly language: placing the helmet flat on the head two fingers above the eyebrows, clicking the chin buckle, checking the strap with one finger. It treats the helmet as a choice a child can understand and own, rather than something that appears as a last-minute instruction from an adult.

Three real animal facts anchor the safety lesson to the natural world. The woodpecker has a thick, spongy bone around its brain that absorbs the impact of pecking wood up to twenty times a second. The armadillo wears a shell of bony plates that protects its body when danger comes close. The hermit crab finds a shell that fits just right and trades up for a bigger one as it grows. These facts give curious children a reason to feel genuinely interested in their helmet, and a framework for understanding why protection matters, before riding ever begins.

This book works well as a pre-ride read, a first-bike or first-scooter gift, a resource for parents navigating helmet refusal, and a classroom read-aloud for outdoor play routines. Pediatric nurses, occupational therapists, and early childhood educators working on body awareness, protective gear acceptance, and outdoor independence will find it a calm, concrete companion to those conversations.

We hope you have fun with your lovely one.

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