Max and the Mouse Safe in Cyberspace: STEM Series Book 1

This lighthearted book focuses on the serious subject of children’s cybersafety and the essentials of being a good digital citizen. The setting is an adventure in cyberspace with a curious cat and studious mouse, Max and Dean. During their travels, they remember the ABC’s that every good cybercitizen should follow: ACT Safely, BEHAVE Respectfully, CHOOSE Responsibly. As they navigate the web, they protect their password, keep friends from downloading viruses, and block a cyberbully. Max and the Mouse: Safe in Cyberspace is the perfect book for families or teachers of elementary school age children in the 21st Century. Max and Dean make it easy to open up the conversation about how to be safe in cyberspace. Strongly focusing on digital citizenship, the young reader can conclude their learning experience by taking the pledge to follow the ABC’s and in turn receive a good cybercitizen certificate. In addition to the story, this book is uniquely formatted with over a dozen Pawlinks. Max’s Pawlinks are QR Quick Response Code Links that can be scanned by a mobile device during or after the reading to uncover bonus learnings such as definitions, videos, and even a coloring page of the ABC’s. This is the first STEM book in a series focused on promoting education in the subjects of SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS. Everything within the book that is STEM related is in color, while the rest of the book is in black and white. Max and the Mouse was created by FAM Books.