Smokejumpers One to Ten

By Chris L. Demarest

Book Overview

ONE lightning bolt, in a flash, strikes a tree.TWO pilots radio in what they see.THREE rings, the dispatcher answers the call.FOUR eager smokejumpers race down the hall.What are smokejumpers?They are trained wildland firefighters who parachute into remote areas to extinguish fires. They are men and women who are on the front lines fighting forest and wildfires in order to save the environment from fire destruction. They are strong, dedicated, and brave.With action-packed pictures and a simple, informative text, volunteer firefighter and fine artist Chris L. Demarest shows us how smokejumpers perform their unusual and difficult job of keeping all of us safe.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689841205
• ISBN13: 9780689841200
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.4" x 12.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Great book for kids who are into adventure

I love the books that Chris Demarest writes. His pitures are beautiful, accurate and he includes details that really interest my 5 year old, who has loved this book since he was 3. A classic.

Smokejumper one to ten

My two year old grandson loves the book. His parents are smokejumpers and not only does he look at the book he also names the jumpers using his parents name but he also can count and repeat some of the words on his own. He knows the story well. He use to take his sisters book to his room all the time how he has his own. It gets used a lot. The book contains some inaccurate information in what the smokejumpers are doing.

Brilliantly Written and Illustrated

I must say that I was apprehensive about a book about smokejumping. My 3 and 5 year old sons are the progeny of former smokejumper parents. They really know smokejumping! Since they loved Firefighters A to Z I knew we had to get this book, though.Needless to say we weren't disappointed. The illustrations are large, brilliant, and true to life in their portrayal of the work of the smokejumper. The text is accurate, simple, yet elegantly descriptive. Oh yes! And the kids love to count along with the pictures and text. My son brought this one (proudly) to preschool and it quickly became such a favorite amongst the kids that the the teacher had to purchase her own copy for the school.