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Fire! Fuego! Brave Bomberos
by
Susan Middleton Elya,
Dan Santat (Goodreads Author)
At the station, sirens sound.
Corazones start to pound.
"House fire!" says el capitán.
"Fuego! Get your helmets on!"
So begins a rollicking race to save a burning casa from the roaring flames-and these bomberos are up to the task, with hoses ready and sirens blaring. Spanish words sprinkled throughout the lively text-plus a glossary at the end-will enrich young readers as they...more
Corazones start to pound.
"House fire!" says el capitán.
"Fuego! Get your helmets on!"
So begins a rollicking race to save a burning casa from the roaring flames-and these bomberos are up to the task, with hoses ready and sirens blaring. Spanish words sprinkled throughout the lively text-plus a glossary at the end-will enrich young readers as they...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
April 24th 2012
by Bloomsbury USA Childrens
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This is an exciting fiction story about firefighters. The firefighters are all from different cultural backgrounds. This story is about a brave group of firefighters that go out and battle a fire at a townhouse. There is a journey of rhyming words and Spanish words sprinkled around in the text. For example, the title page: Fire! Fuego! Brave Bomberos.
This would be a great story to read to students that are being introduced to rhyming words. For instances “At the station, sirens sound. Corazones...more
This would be a great story to read to students that are being introduced to rhyming words. For instances “At the station, sirens sound. Corazones...more
Another one that caught me by surprise! I love the concept of this one--it's mainly in English, but with Spanish words sprinkled here and there, all in rhyme. It's pretty easy to guess what the Spanish words mean based on the context, but there's also a glossary in the back in case you're not sure. The illustrations are cute, and the story is one that will be pretty exciting for younger kids, what with the fire truck and the fire fighting and the kitten rescuing. The language is my favorite part...more
I'm a fan of Dan Santat's art, and I think he captures the action and heat of a fireman story, as well as drawing cool fire trucks and funny dogs. I enjoyed how the rhyming story sprinkled spanish words into the English sentences. After reading more than a few firetruck stories to my boys, the bilingual aspect made it more interesting to me. All Spanish words were in bold and translated in the back glossary.
It's not the most brilliant book out there, but it's nice to see some new contributions to the firefighter storyline. The incorporation of Spanish words in primarily English text may not be the best way to introduce either language to a new learner, but may work well with children who know both languages. There's a glossary included at the back that translates all the Spanish into English.
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!
This is an adorable book that teaches about firemen. It is great to use when teaching about community helpers and also great for students who speak Spanish. Many of the words in the book are in Spanish so children must use context clues to discover the meaning of the words.
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!
The occasional scanning issue aside, this book is a treat. Rhymes, bilingualism with a glossary (instead of awkward repetition in the story), and a boldly & brightly illustrated, multiracial cast makes this text a preschool storytime must.
many pages in this book work really well but other pages not so much. Sometimes the author tries too hard to include Spanish terms and it messes up the rhythm and the rhyme scheme. Overall a good homage to firefighters.
This book was a good read as well as a learning tool for children. The interspersed spanish words added a bilingual feel to the book, but not overdoing it. The faces of the characters in the book accentuated the story line.
Elya manages to put a lot of excitement into her rhyming text, with Spanish words scattered in here and there. Dan Santat's illustrations are large and colorful. This would be an excellent choice for story time.
Another great book fair purchase! This bilingual story is easy to read and exciting. It also features fire trucks, fire fighters, and cats-- toddler gold. My toddler had as much fun listening as I did reading it aloud.
A fun, bouncy picture book for all those little bomberos out there! Plus, Dan Santat's Incredibles-like illustrations give the firefighters a thrilling sense of action as they rush off to put out yet another fuego!
Ethan loved the fireman/firefighting aspect of this book. I loved the way the author put together fantastic rhymes combining English and Spanish!! Great book!! Unique!!
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!
A brave group of firefighters set off to battle a blaze at a townhouse. Spanish words interspersed in the rhyming text are defined in a glossary.
Gave it an extra star because my kids enjoyed it. Without Dan Santat's art, I probably wouldn't have picked this up.
This is a great book! It has to do with something every kid enjoys and is interested in and adds in some Spanish words.
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Great Illustrations! I love this book because it is a bilingual book that shows that anyone can be a firefighter.
Dan Santat's fun drawings bring this bilingual picture book about the bravery of fire fighters to life.
My 3.5 year-old enjoyed this and it was fun for me to read. Always a bonus that.
Great Kindergarten read aloud for fire safety week.
Firefighters on the job with a generous helping of Spanish.
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
Love the rhymes and the Spanlisgh. You can easily point to or act out the Spanish words during the story. But also there is a glossary in the back.
Story about firefighters told in Spanglish. Great for Latino readers.
May 20, 2013
Lucy
marked it as to-read
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