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Title: A Day With Firefighters (Welcome Books) by Jan Kottke ISBN: 0-516-23013-1 Publisher: Children's Press Pub. Date: September, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Child-friendly Day with Firefighters
Comment: Filled with pictures of smiling, friendly firefighters, this book gives a nice "snap-shot" of what firefighters do. The highlights, of course, are on fighting fires. The illustrations are acutal photos of firefighters and their equipment. Some are cheesy and obviously staged, but they're charming nonetheless.
The firestation is obviously in a very large city and the equipment they use is impressive. Children from large cities will see something familiar; children from more rural areas will get to see the neat stuff that their local, small volunteer company doesn't have.
The words are simple and clear, suitable for the youngest firefighter enthusiast. The pictures tell so much more of a story, though, and definitely make the book.
For those children also interested in police officers. The companion Welcome Book is every bit as good.
Rating: 2
Summary: Reinforces sexual and racial stereotypes
Comment: I bought this book for my two-year-old daughter, who is very interested in firefighters and fire trucks. It has great photographs, which I think make the book more interesting than an illustrated book. The text is simple and appropriate for very young children.
However, not only are all the firefighters shown are male, which may be representative of reality, but the only two women in the entire book appear on the last page, apparently thanking the firefighters for helping them. This perpetuates the stereotype of big strong men taking care of helpless women, which disappointed me. Also, every single person in this book is white, which definitely is not representative of reality.
This book would have been darn near perfect if it reflected some racial and sexual diversity, but as it is, I won't be sharing it with my daughter.
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Title: Firefighters A To Z by Chris L. Demarest ISBN: 0689837984 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: A Day with Paramedics (Hard Work) by Jan Kottke ISBN: 0516230166 Publisher: Children's Press Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: A Day With Police Officers (Welcome Books) by Jan Kottke ISBN: 0516230174 Publisher: Children's Press Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Even Firefighters Hug Their Moms by Christine Kole Maclean ISBN: 0525469966 Publisher: Dutton Books Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Big Frank's Fire Truck by Leslie McGuire ISBN: 067985438X Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 08 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $3.25 |
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