A Fire Drill with Mr. Dill

by Susan Blackaby, Amy Muehlenhardt (Illustrator)

Overview

When Mr. Dill, the fire chief, comes to school to talk about fire safety, something unexpected happens.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666312355
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	06/01/2021
Series:	Read-It! Readers
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Mary Newell DePalma's illustrations have appeared in newspapers, books, and magazines. Some of her assignments have involved drawing giraffes, cans of shrimp, mice, matchsticks, and pork chops. The Strange Egg is the first children's book that she has both written and illustrated. She lives in Boston with her husband and their two children.

Editorial Reviews

The “Read-it!” series of early readers intends to present lively stories with attractive illustrations. This title is labeled as being on the Yellow (or second-most complex) Level, but is actually quite simple. The fire chief parks his big red truck in the school lot where he proceeds to tell the pre-school/kindergarten students about the rig and about his job. Suddenly smoke billows from the school kitchen and Mr. Dill has a chance to show his stuff. All ends well when the burned cheese sandwiches give way to fish sticks for lunch. Young children will find this a familiar (except for the fire) school experience, heightened by a lavish use of bright red and the animated expressions on the faces. For the new edition, the publisher lists two American educators as consultants. These unassuming little books can provide a pleasant reading experience for kids and perhaps help some early readers on to independence. 2005 (orig. 2002), Picture Window, $18.60. Ages 3 to 7. Reviewer: Barbara L. Talcroft (Children's Literature).

Children's Literature (CLCD)