Here to Help: Firefighter

by Blount, Rachel

• ISBN13: 9781445139999
• ISBN10: 1445139995
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-11-14
• Publisher: Franklin Watts

Summary

What's it like to be a firefighter? Perhaps one day you might like to become a firefighter too? In this book you will meet our firewoman, Leanne - and some of her colleagues - and see what she does at work every day. Find out what it is like to ride in a fire engine, all about the kit she uses and what happens when they attend fires and accidents.

Here to Help is a brilliant introductory series books for very young readers (aged 5 and up) that follow real professionals around their place of work to give a flavour of what it means to work in a particular job. Additional question boxes encourage the reader relate the information they are reading to their own experiences. Each book concludes with some advice on the type of person suitable for each job and the education and training you will need to qualify. Specially commissioned photographs of real professionals ensure the books are accurate and a true representation of what it is like to work in a range of public-facing jobs.

Author Biography

Rachel Blount was born and grew up in Worcestershire. She has worked in children's publishing for over a decade as an author and editor of children's books.

Table of Contents

• 1: I am a firefighter
• 1: My uniform
• 1: At the station
• 1: Emergency!
• 1: Keeping calm
• 1: Fighting fires
• 1: Drills
• 1: Working in the community
• 1: The end of the day
• 1: Helping people
• 1: When you grow up... & Answers
• 1: Glossary and Index