Little Critter: Going to the Firehouse (My First I Can Read)
PreSchool-Grade 2&mdash;Youngsters will enjoy accompanying Little Critter and his class on a trip to the firehouse. The endearing creature comes dressed in his fire boots and jacket and helps Fireman Joe test his hose. The class watches Fireman Joe check and climb the fire truck's ladder, and they listen to his safety tips. Emerging readers will appreciate the simple sentences, short words, and repetition, and they will love being pulled into Mayer's brightly colored illustrations in thoughtfully composed single pages and spreads. Put this on display with Lisa Desimini'sDot the Fire Dog(Scholastic, 2001), Wong Herbert Yee'sFireman Small(Houghton, 1994), and Monica Wellington'sFirefighter Frank(Dutton, 2002) to celebrate Fire Safety Week.&mdash;Laura Scott, Farmington Community Library, MICopyright &copy; Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.