Fire! Fire! [Paperback]

Gail Gibbons (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A concise text and clear, colorful pictures explain the different ways fires are fought." -- -- ALA Booklist

"Conveys the excitement and teamwork necessary in fire-fighting." -- -- School Library Journal

About the Author

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.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (March 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064460584
• ISBN-13: 978-0064460583
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #496,948 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #57 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( G ) > Gibbons, Gail

More About the Author

Gail Gibbons has published close to fifty distinguished nonfiction titles with Holiday House. According to "The Washington Post," "Gail Gibbons has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator." She lives in Vermont. Her website is www.gailgibbons.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All kinds of fire fighters!, January 18, 2001

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[e-mail] (brookline, nh USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fire! Fire! (Paperback)

My 5.5 yr old son LOVES this book! He renewed it for four weeks at the school library before they made him turn it in, and then cried about it. The book teaches kids about different kinds of fire fighters. Most of us think of a fire fighters down at the fire station but it also encompasses smoke jumpers, water front fire fighters and more. I found it interesting to read to him too.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fire! Fire! Awesome! Awesome!, December 12, 2002

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M. Monica (Central Square, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fire! Fire! (Paperback)

I purchased this book for my 3 year old son with the intent to acquaint him with exactly what firefighters and their apparatus do.

I recently joined our local volunteer fire department and my son has been afraid of the sirens of our nearby station for a while now. This book was a big hit with him and me!

This book organization of this book gives it 4 sections for paid (city), volunteer (country), forest and harbor departments. My son loves the illustrations and sits and listens intently to the descriptions. Each page contains illustrations displaying smoke detectors, hoses, personnel, and fire equipment that are all well labeled.

This is a must buy if you need a firefighters book for your child!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My son's all-time favorate fire fighting book -- mine too!, June 19, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Fire! Fire! (Library Binding)

My son judges a bookstore or library by number and quality of fire engine books. This book is our favorite. There is information in this book that is not in any other book we've read (and we have read many) and still it is an easy read. Gail Gibbons does a great job packing information into 4-8 year old bite sized pieces.