Reviews

Firefighters A To Z by Chris L. Demarest

babayagareads's review against another edition

3.0

I probably won't be using this for a storytime simply because the words might be a little harder for me to explain, and they can't be replaced because they correspond to a particular letter. This is a great readers advisory choice though for those learning about firefighters and the alphabet either at home or in the classroom.

mrsbond's review against another edition

4.0

Firefighting from A to Z for the preschool crowd. Realistic illustrations show firefighters in action. Author's note explains in greater detail the job of fighting fires (author is active volunteer fire fighter).

munchin's review against another edition

5.0

This is a great alphabet book that actually had me smiling the entire time I read it. It covers one or two actions of pieces of equipment that have to do with firefighters for each letter of the alphabet. The fun part is that the pairs of letters on a page rhyme ("A is for Alarm that rings loud and clear...B is for Boots stowed in our bunker gear..."). I think the book is also conscious of gender-stereotyping. These are "firefighters" and not "firemen" or something gender-specific like that. One of the first pictures in the book is actually of a female firefighter. I'll even forgive them for totally cheating on X (eXtinguish!?!)