Smoke jumpers / by Meish Goldish.
Material type:
TextSeries: Fire fight! The bravestPublisher: New York, New York : Bearport Publishing, 2014Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1627241000 (library binding)
- 9781627241007 (library binding)
- Smokejumpers
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 363.3709 G619 | Available | 33111007633122 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
On a July afternoon in 2012, a bolt of lightning struck a tree in Montana's Lolo National Forest. The tree burst into flames and the fire quickly spread, sending clouds of smoke into the sky. Soon, a small plane appeared overhead. Several smokejumpers dropped out of the plane and parachuted to the ground near the blaze, ready to fight the wildfire. Look inside to find out more about these courageous firefighters and how they use their quick thinking and expert skills to battle wildfires. You'll also go behind the scenes to learn how smokejumpers train for their jobs so that they are ready to spring into action at a moment's notice. Book jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Lightning strike! -- Ready, set, jump! -- Battling wildfires -- Racing the flames -- Rough days -- Help above and below -- Mopping up -- Having what it takes -- Parachute training -- Danger on the job -- Taking cover -- Why be a smoke jumper? -- Smoke jumpers' gear.
"Learn firsthand how these tough brave firefighters use their strength, quick thinking, and expert skills to battle deadly blazes. In addition, readers will go behind the scenes to learn how smoke jumpers train for their job so that they are ready to spring into action at a moment's notice."-- Publisher's website.
Ages 7-12.