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lannthacker's review against another edition
3.0
A good mix of English and Spanish words with a handy glossary. Plus, the story and illustrations are appealing and modern, which isn't always the case with bilingual picture books. The characters (those brave bomberos) are all latinos and there's even a woman!
kelleemoye's review against another edition
4.0
Dan Santat's fun drawings bring this bilingual picture book about the bravery of fire fighters to life.
danicamidlil's review against another edition
4.0
Great integration of spanish words! I love that they include a glossary and pronunciation guide in the back for those of us who might not know them all!
daisycakesco's review against another edition
4.0
I think my preschoolers would really like this one - especially Dan Santat's illustrations - and I love the combination of English and Spanish. But one quibble: firefighters don't REALLY hang off the back of the truck anymore, do they? I mean, c'mon, that's not safe at all. The text mentions this, and the illustrations show it. But I've never seen it!
wordnerd153's review against another edition
3.0
I have enjoyed all of Elya's books and appreciate how seamlessly she weaves Spanish words into the narrative. This is a perfect book for building children's Spanish vocabularies and for using context clues to figure out new words. It will also appeal to kids interested in firefighting and who like action.
jmshirtz's review against another edition
5.0
I was so surprised and excited to see that this book was written by Elya and illustrated by Santat, one of my favorite illustrators! This was great; I love the subject, the illustrations, and the rhyming bilingual text.
heypretty52's review against another edition
3.0
Dan Santat's illustrations are perfection as always, but I absolutely hated that the story rhymed.
libscote's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyed this one. Will be looking for more by this author.
beecheralyson's review against another edition
After working in a Dual Language Program, I struggle with books that use Spanglish. I am okay if the whole story is done in English & Spanish. I am okay if the Spanish vocabulary is systematically introduced (though I prefer not mixing the two languages), but I struggle when I see just the random use of the Spanish words in English text.
I LOVE Dan's illustrations though
I LOVE Dan's illustrations though
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