Fire Trucks

by Nancy Dickmann

Overview

Smoke pours out of a window. Call 911. A fire truck is on its way! Fire trucks carry the equipment needed to put out fires and help people in emergencies. Young readers will find out about fire trucks, their main parts, and how these important vehicles are used.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781977133281
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2021
Series:	Wild About Wheels
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	397,887
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	480L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Nancy Dickmann has written more than 150 non-fiction books for children, specializing in science and history. Before becoming an author, she worked for many years as an editor and publisher of children’s books.

Table of Contents

What Fire Trucks Do 4

Look Inside 8

Look Outside 14

Fire Truck Diagram 18

Design a Fire Truck 20

Glossary 22

Read More 23

Internet Sites 23

Index 24

Interviews

Encourages reading development with high-interest topic and accessible text;

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2021

Gr 1–3—Readers eager to study up on vehicles they see around their community will enjoy this series. Filled with vibrant illustrations, each title describes a day in the life of a helper vehicle. While some (city buses) transport people, others (delivery trucks, snowplows, garbage trucks, and tow trucks) move things. Safety vehicles (fire trucks, ambulances, and police cars) round out the solid series with descriptions of their purpose, as well as views inside and outside of each. Prompts in the back encourage readers to try their hand at designing vehicles or the routes vehicles might take through a city. The best prompt, in Snowplows, encourages readers to experiment with how the blades on a snowplow work. Filled with pictures of these well-known vehicles, each volume offers readers an opportunity to get well acquainted with the transportation they admire. VERDICT Fine additions to your collection if you're lacking in books about vehicles for this age group.

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