This is not a read aloud. It provides a great deal of details about the business of fighting wildfires. The page layout is sometimes confusing, but there is a wealth of information on each page. The paintings are perfect for conveying the heat of the fires. A central theme in the book is how our forests actually need fires and how fires are a part of nature's plan for healthy growth. Overdevelopment and people's general aversion to fire are putting our western forests in an ever more volatile and dangerous situation. This will be very popular with students interested in fires, disasters, and how things work.
Grades 4 - 8
Grades 4 - 8
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The illustrations in this book are really wonderful. They have a photographic quality about them. There is a lot of science in the text, which is well supported by the illustrations. Firefighters come across as pretty heroic.I agree that the page layouts are sometimes overly busy, but kids won't mind that. I don't exactly know where this fits in the curriculum, but I feel sure it must have a place.
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