The Work of Heroes: First Responders in Action
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No one knows when an emergency will strike. Luckily, there are people who are ready to spring into action at a moment’s notice. Whether rescuing a family from deadly flames or performing emergency surgery on victims of a massive earthquake, it’s all in a day’s work for the brave heroes who have dedicated their careers to saving people’s lives. In The Work of Heroes: First Respondersin Action, children will meet the firefighters, police officers, paramedics, and doctors who are first on the scene when people need help the most. Dramatic true stories will keep readers turning the pages as they learn firsthand how these brave workers use their quick thinking and expert emergency skills to come to the aid of people all over the world. In addition, readers will go behind the scenes to learn how these workers prepare and train for their job so that they are always ready to rescue people—even when they least expect it.
| Interest Level | Grade 1 - Grade 6 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| BISACS | JNF011000 |
| Genre | Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction |
| Copyright | 2013 |
| Publisher | Bearport Publishing |
| Series | The Work of Heroes: First Responders in Action |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Dimensions | 8 x 10 |
| ISBN | 9781617722813, 9781617723209, 9781617723605 |
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| Title Format | Reinforced book, Unlimited Access eBook, Savings Bundle |
The Work of Heroes
This well-organized series explores the education, specialized training, and daily responsibilities of the featured first responders. Photographs capture the action and enhance the accessible texts, which include details about routine as well as extraordinary incidents, notable rescues, and firsthand accounts. Rescue fans will find much to pore over in these engaging and age-appropriate volumes.
The Work of Heroes
This well-organized series explores the education, specialized training, and daily responsibilities of the featured first responders. Photographs capture the action and enhance the accessible texts, which include details about routine as well as extraordinary incidents, notable rescues, and firsthand accounts. Rescue fans will find much to pore over in these engaging and age-appropriate volumes.
The Work of Heroes
Each volume opens with an attention-grabbing scenario in which a first responder intervenes to save lives. The ensuing chapters about the responsibilities of the featured jobs are interspersed with examples of other dedicated first responders and recent current events. Most memorably, Police Officers contains a chapter entitled “She Gave Her Life,” which relates the tragic loss of NYPD officer Moira Smith on September 11, 2001. Snapshot-style color photos with captions sustain the action (though some are not for the squeamish, such as an image in Doctors that shows an injured hockey player’s blood spilling onto the rink). A diverse group of profiled professionals, informative fact boxes, and final chapters reflecting on the pros and cons of these dangerous jobs all contribute to a high-interest series. Back matter includes photo-illustrated gear pages.
| Author/Illustrator biography |
| Glossary of key words |
| Index |
| Table of contents |
| Full-color photographs |