{"product_id":"f-is-for-firefighting-9781589804203","title":"F Is for Firefighting","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dori Butler\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Pelican Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Careers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Inside Flap\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Informative and intriguing.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you know why dalmatians were a necessity in nineteenth-century firehouses? Have you ever heard of a thermal imaging camera or a quint truck? Do you know how fire trucks can override traffic signals? Did you realize that firefighters do more than fight fires?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with vivid explanations and detailed illustrations of firefighters in action and the equipment used in any given situation-from extinguishers to the Jaws of Life, from sirens to outriggers--this book is an excellent introduction to the courageous, intense, and heroic profession of firefighting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether your child is an aspiring firefighter or just likes the way fire trucks look and sound, here is a wonderful way to learn more about these admirable rescue workers who touch our lives no matter who we are or where we live.\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning author Dori Hillestad Butler was inspired to write this book because of her sons' fascination with firefighting when they were little and because of her father-in-law, who is a retired fire marshal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eButler began her career writing for magazines. She has been a ghostwriter for the Sweet Valley Twins and the Boxcar Children series, and she is the author of My Mom's Having a Baby, Sliding into Home, Do You Know the Monkey Man, and the Tank Talbott books. She lives in Coralville, Iowa, with her husband, two sons, a dog, and a cat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrator Joan C. Waites has illustrated more than thirty-five books for the educational and trade marketplace, including three previous books for Pelican: Moon's Cloud Blanket, The Waving Girl, and Daniel Boone: Trailblazer. Joan lives and works in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her husband, Gerard, and their three children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pelican Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45140715208855,"sku":"9781589804203","price":1278.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781589804203.webp?v=1767285696","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/f-is-for-firefighting-9781589804203","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}