Emergency! (Picture Books) - Hardcover

Mayo, Margaret

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0876149220 ISBN 13: 9780876149225

Publisher: Carolrhoda Books, 2002

Synopsis

Rescue vehicles race to help during a variety of emergencies.

About this title

About the Author:

Margaret Mayo is an acclaimed storyteller and author of several bestselling children's titles. A former teacher, she uses her wide-ranging experience with children in her writing. She lives in Brighton.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-An engaging subject and bold, colorful illustrations guarantee this picture book an enthusiastic audience. Mayo showcases 11 emergency vehicles, highlighting the circumstances in which each might be of service. Four-line verses accompany each oversized spread, and a turn of the page brings a new scene, a fresh crisis, and a different vehicle. This fast-paced approach may leave some children wishing for more detail on fewer subjects, but in fact it suits the energetic rhythm of the text. If Mayo's rhymes occasionally falter and some word choices seem weak (can cars really "dash"? How do fire-fighting planes "scoop" water?), most listeners won't even notice as they eagerly examine Ayliffe's bright, collage-style illustrations featuring people of all ages in diverse roles and a range of ethnicities. When at last all of the emergency calls are over and "the rescue vehicles are all tucked away," odds are good they'll be called out again by eager listeners who will want to revisit the scenes and appreciate how quickly help arrives.
Lisa Dennis, The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0876149220
• ISBN 13: 9780876149225
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Ayliffe Alex