F Is for Firefighting

by Dori Hillestad Butler, Joan C. Waites (Illustrator)

A popular career choice for most five year olds, firefighting conjures images of pump trucks, sirens, and ladders. This informative and fun ABC journey gives a bit of firefighting history with "B is for bucket brigade" and moves into the 21st century with "T is for thermal imaging camera." The colorful illustrations sport a spotted Dalmatian hidden on every page.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 6, 2000

About the author

Dori Hillestad Butler is an American author of more than 40 children's books, as well as magazine stories, plays and educational materials. Her first book, The Great Tooth Fairy Rip-Off, was published in 1997. She is known particularly for The Truth about Truman School, a 2008 young adult title focusing on the subject of cyber bullying, and for My Mom's Having a Baby (illustrated by Carol Thompson), which in 2011 appeared on the American Library Association's list of most commonly challenged books in the United States for its portrayal of conception and childbirth. Her 2010 mystery title, Buddy Files: Case of the Last Boy, won the 2011 Edgar Award for the best juvenile mystery published in 2010. Before becoming a children's author, Butler worked for three years as a page at a library.

Reviews

[Randi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learned a lot about firefighting and loved the little snatches of Dalmatian spots in all the pictures.

[Selene Vasquez · Rating 4 out of 5]

F is for fighting is set up as an A-Z book. Each letter has an example of something to do with fire fighters. For example the first page is A for Alarm & after each word it has a small summary of how the alarm is used by fire fighters. This book is very informational and i like that it it contains vocabulary words that are relevant in a firefighters world. The illustrations are also good.

[Susan · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is for your absolutely obsessed kid - "C is for Crash Rescue Vehicle", "J is for Jaws of Life". You know the type child - owns all the rescue hero toys, etc. The art on the flat side but the interested child won't care - it's got the details they will want.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this informative ABC book's firefighting theme. Learned a few interesting facts like fire hydrants in some cities are color coded so the fire fighters know the size of the water line under the hydrant: red are small lines, yellow are medium, and green are larger water lines.

[Kimmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great Alphabet book for those little ones who love firefighters, like my son. He loved this book. This book is very informative. It's an abc book of facts of firefighters and their jobs and equipment.

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I checked this out for my niece's fire truck themed birthday party. It is a nice alphabet book that features beautiful illustrations and teaches firefighting words. It is sure to please those who love firefighters and fire trucks.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so cool. It's everything you never knew about firefighting and more. My boys loved it!

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very detailed! Great for a child interested in firefighters!!