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Grade 4-6 Landau serves up a very attractive offering. She explains how very few people are chosen for this exciting, rewarding work out of the hundreds of well-qualified applicants. Since smokejumping season lasts from late spring through mid fall, other off-season opportunities are also brought up. One section explains what the job entails, from first fire call through hiking out of the woods and returning to base. Fact boxes overlaying the pictures offer interesting statistics, and larger-than-normal type size sets off the first page of each section. The language is clear and the text moves along at an exciting clip. All the "fiery" Web sites listed are current and helpful. Illustrated with outstanding full-color photographs, this book should catch many an eye. -Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Gr. 3-6. The courageous men and women who jump from planes to fight forest fires are the subject of this well-designed book that could almost be called a photo-essay. The first half explains the physical training smokejumpers undergo and the fire-fighting theory they must learn. The second half shows what happens when a fire call comes in. Color photographs dynamically show the step-by-step hard work, the danger, and the various equipment the jumpers use. The pictures and text work together beautifully. A glossary ("Smokejumper Talk"), a reading list ("Fiery Books"), and a Web site for the Smokejumper's Association round things out. This is a must-purchase for libraries in places where forest fires occur, and the true-life-adventure aspect will make it popular in other libraries as well. Susan Dove Lempke
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Grade 4-6 Landau serves up a very attractive offering. She explains how very few people are chosen for this exciting, rewarding work out of the hundreds of well-qualified applicants. Since smokejumping season lasts from late spring through mid fall, other off-season opportunities are also brought up. One section explains what the job entails, from first fire call through hiking out of the woods and returning to base. Fact boxes overlaying the pictures offer interesting statistics, and larger-than-normal type size sets off the first page of each section. The language is clear and the text moves along at an exciting clip. All the "fiery" Web sites listed are current and helpful. Illustrated with outstanding full-color photographs, this book should catch many an eye. -Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Gr. 3-6. The courageous men and women who jump from planes to fight forest fires are the subject of this well-designed book that could almost be called a photo-essay. The first half explains the physical training smokejumpers undergo and the fire-fighting theory they must learn. The second half shows what happens when a fire call comes in. Color photographs dynamically show the step-by-step hard work, the danger, and the various equipment the jumpers use. The pictures and text work together beautifully. A glossary ("Smokejumper Talk"), a reading list ("Fiery Books"), and a Web site for the Smokejumper's Association round things out. This is a must-purchase for libraries in places where forest fires occur, and the true-life-adventure aspect will make it popular in other libraries as well. Susan Dove Lempke
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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A large forest fire is spreading rapidly. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
smokejumper base, jump spot, crew leader, fire season New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Fire Fighters by Norma Simon in Back Matter
- The Fire Station (Brighter Child Activity Books) by School Specialty Publishing in Back Matter
- Fighting Fires (Aladdin Picture Books) by Susan Kuklin in Back Matter
- Fire Fighters: 9 (Pop-Up) by Peter Seymour in Back Matter
- Fire in the Forest: A Cycle of Growth and Renewal by Laurence Pringle in Back Matter
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