| Fire! Fire! Contributor(s): Gibbons, Gail (Author), Gibbons, Gail (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064460584 ISBN-13: 9780064460583 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1987 Annotation: The alarm sounds. Fire! Fire! Big trucks roll out of the firehouse and race to the scene. Out come the soft hoses and aerial ladders. Whether the fire is in the city or in the country, on the waterfront or in a deep forest, firefighters are on the scene in moments, ready to attack the blaze. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - General (see Also Headings Under Animals Or Technology) - Juvenile Nonfiction | Careers - Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Safety |
| Dewey: 628.925 |
| LCCN: 83046162 |
| Lexile Measure: 660 |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 8.26" W x 6.82" (0.24 lbs) 40 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 7563 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Learn how firefighters battle flames in this classic nonfiction picture book by Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award winner Gail Gibbons. The alarm sounds. FIRE! FIRE! Big trucks roll out of the firehouse and race to the scene. Out come the soft hoses and aerial ladders. Whether the fire is in the city or in the country, on the waterfront or in a deep forest, fire fighters are on the scene in moments, ready to attack the blaze. Fire! Fire! teaches beginning readers about the important job of firefighters in the community. The book includes a glossary in the back with fire-fighting equipment keywords as well as a list of ways to prevent a fire and what to do if there is a fire. Share this book at home or in a classroom for units on safety, including for Fire Prevention Week. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gibbons, Gail: - Gail Gibbons, author of more than one hundred books, is the winner of the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for her overall contribution to children's nonfiction literature. Called a "master of picture book nonfiction" by ALA Booklist, Ms. Gibbons has a special talent for making complex subjects understandable and entertaining for young readers. |