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Each entryincludes a few sentences describing procedure and providing fun facts about thisexhilarating profession. Here is everything about firefighting, from bucketbrigades to mobile command vehicles. Examples are J is for Jaws of Life AE, M is for Mobile Command Vehicle, and T is for Thermal Imaging Camera. Vehiclesand high-tech equipment are described in a manner that is action packed andinformative. Find out why firehouses use dogs as mascots, how fire trucks canoverride traffic signals, why fire hydrants are color coded, and which vehiclecarries scuba gear.A BOUTTHEAUTHORAward-winning author Dori Hillestad Butler was inspired to write this bookbecause of her sonsi fascination with firefighting when they were little andbecause of her father-in-law, who is a retired fire marshal. Ms. Butler beganher career writing for magazines and has also been a ghostwriter for theSweet Valley Twinsand the Boxcar Children series. Butlerhaswritten numerous books for children and middle-grade readers and has books onthe IRA Childrenis Choice lists in ten different states.A BOUTT HEI LLUSTRATORJoan Waites has illustratedother Pelican titles such as Daniel Boone: Trailblazer andThe Waving Girl . The traditional Native American folktale MoonisCloud Blanket was selected as an IRA/CBC Childrenis Choice Program 2004Selection. She has also been awarded the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award(2001) and the Educational Press Award from Hopskotch magazine for herillustrations. Waites has been featured in The Childrenis Writeris andIllustratoris Market Place, published by Writeris Digest Books.
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Alphabetically arranged entries describe the equipment and the different types of vehicles that fire fighters need to do their job.
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This exciting picture book goes through the ABC's of firefighting for young children, including A is for Alarm and S is for Siren.
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"Each element introduced, whether traditional or offbeat, syncs up with a representative letter and features a few short but information packed sentences geared to spark reader curiosity and prompt future exploration of the topic."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Butler goes beyond the typical explanations of fire trucks and fire stations by providing information on vehicles rarely included in such basic nonfiction."
--School Library Journal
Each entry includes a few sentences describing procedure and providing fun facts about this exhilarating profession. Here is everything about firefighting, from bucket brigades to mobile command vehicles. Examples are J is for Jaws of Lifei1/2, M is for Mobile Command Vehicle, and T is for Thermal Imaging Camera. Vehicles and high-tech equipment are described in a manner that is action packed and informative. Find out why firehouses use dogs as mascots, how fire trucks can override traffic signals, why fire hydrants are color coded, and which vehicle carries scuba gear.
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A popular career choice for most five year olds, firefighting conjures images of pump trucks, sirens, and ladders. This informative and fun ABC journey gives a bit of firefighting history with B is for bucket brigadeand moves into the 21st century with T is for thermal imaging camera. The colorful illustrations sport a spotted Dalmatian hidden on every page.