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by: Jan Kottke  Dewey Decimal Number: 628.925 EAN: 9780516230887 ISBN: 0516230883 Label: Children's Press (CT) Manufacturer: Children's Press (CT) Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 24 Publication Date: 2000-09 Publisher: Children's Press (CT) Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: Children's Press (CT) Related Items:
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 Rating:  - A Child-friendly Day with FirefightersFilled 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 ... Read More Rating:  - Reinforces sexual and racial stereotypesI 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 ... Read More 
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