  | Full Text Reviews: School Library Journal - 04/01/2010 Gr 2-4– Vocabulary in these titles is generally appropriate, but some words appear to be arbitrarily selected for the glossary. The texts that use the term “emergency situation” define “emergency,” but not “situation,” for example. The titles also lack attention to detail. Soap is not used to make firefighting foam (Fire Truck ). The word “crew” is used as a plural noun, when it is singular. The chapter spreads are liberally illustrated with eye-catching color photographs that usually occupy full pages or are centered across the spread, though some are smaller. Many–the photo of a London vehicle in Police Car , for example–are international in nature. Captions usually relate to the text. Each title concludes with an activity page that includes a writing exercise. Marginal purchases. - Copyright 2010 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission. Loading...
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