The Wild Wachau Windis Mind the Tracks!

Mind the Tracks! (The Wild Wachau Windis) is a story-driven railway-safety book for children-warm, funny, and quietly serious where it matters.

Pia is small, quick, and curious (sometimes her belly is faster than her head). Together with the calm, wise Fidel and the organized, steady Gloria, she heads to the station in the Wachau-where everything looks peaceful... until it isn't. Because stations can be silent without being safe. Trains can move without warning. And "just for a second" is how most trouble begins.

Told in short, vivid scenes, Mind the Tracks! turns real safety rules into a continuous adventure: why the white line matters, why shortcuts aren't shortcuts, why you never touch what you can't fully see, what overhead wires mean, how boarding and exiting stay safe, what shunting movements are-and how to handle that classic trap sentence: "Come on... do you dare?"

This book is ideal for reading aloud, classroom discussion, and repeating the lessons without fear-because here, courage doesn't mean risk. It means thinking. Pausing. And confidently saying: "No."

Inside the book, children learn:

• to keep distance and respect the platform line

• to recognize hidden dangers (quiet trains, moving trains, overhead power)

• to stay calm, wait smart, and move safely on and off trains

• to resist peer pressure-and choose safety without shame

A gentle, memorable safety story that sticks-because it feels like an adventure, not a lecture.