Firefighters!: Speeding! Spraying! Saving!

by Patricia Hubbell

Overview

Clang! Clang! Clang! Firefighters rush into their fireproof suits. They pull on their helmets, gloves, and boots. Then off they roar in their trucks—zooming away to save the day!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761456155
Publisher:	Amazon Publishing
Publication date:	10/01/2009
Series:	Board Buddies
Pages:	29
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	420L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Patricia Hubbell lives in Easton, Connecticut. To find out more about Pat, visit: www.kidspoet.com

Editorial Reviews

PreS - Gr 1 - The author of Trucks(2003) and Cars(2006, both Marshall Cavendish) presents another winner, this time about community heroes. The tale begins with the "Clang! Clang! Clang!" of the alarm. The firefighters rush to get dressed and board their truck, along with Spot, the firehouse Dalmatian. Brief, pulsing, rhythmic text flows across the pages: "Swing aboard! Hit the gas./Ladder truck roars, heads out fast./Sirens screech-Whee-ahh! Whooo!/Pumper truck comes zooming through!" The crew arrives at the burning building, hauls out the hoses, and rescues the people trapped inside. After a tiring day, the team (including one female) heads back to the station for rest and food, until the bell sounds again. The digital, cartoon-style artwork is simple. Done in vibrant hues of predominantly primary colors, the pictures blend clean backdrops with more detailed views of the firefighters and their equipment. This attractive book on a popular topic will be a big hit at storytime and perfect for one-on-one sharing.-DeAnn Okamura, San Mateo County Library, CA

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School Library Journal

This rhyme will burn bright for imaginations that are ignited by sirens, red trucks and lifesaving heroes. When the alarm sounds, "CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!" the firefighters rush down the pole and prepare to face the emergency. They "[p]ut on great big fireproof suits. Put on helmets, gloves, and boots." With their eager Dalmatian at the heel, they jump aboard the cherry red truck and let the sirens wail. They reach the flaming building with hoses squirting, save lives and, after much toiling, vanquish the flames. Back at the station, they gear down, clean up and settle in with cookies and coffee. There are loads of details and plenty of noisy sound words like "crackle," "roar" and "whoosh" to keep preschool minds captivated. The illustrations are bright and bold with crisp graphics of eager firefighters, orange flames and the well-equipped fire truck figuring prominently. The simplicity of the artwork, however, sets this book far apart from Hubbell's previous three: Cars (2006), Trucks (2003) and Trains (2005), which focus more on vehicles and feature inventive collage art by Megan Halsey and Sean Addy. This one's a siren song for those youngest of firefighters. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews