# Firefighters' Handbook - Hardcover

by **Meghan McCarthy** (Author), **Meghan McCarthy** (Illustrator)

**"****The writing is clear and specific, and the expansive, colorful acrylic illustrations, including labeled diagrams, are themselves quite informative.****" --_Horn Book_ (starred review)**

**From award-winning author-illustrator Meghan McCarthy comes an entertaining picture book that explores the training and day-to-day life of being a firefighter as they put out fires and saves lives.**

Do you have what it takes to be a firefighter?

From attending the Firefighter Academy to training with a team, there are many things you have to accomplish before becoming a firefighter Learn the tools firefighters use, the kinds of trucks firefighters drive, and the dangerous situations they find themselves in as they put their lives on the line to help others in this charming picture book from the author of _Pop: The Invention of Bubble Gum_.

### Author Biography

Meghan McCarthy is the award-winning author and illustrator of many books for children, including _Earmuffs for Everyone!: How Chester Greenwood Became Known as the Inventor of Earmuffs_; _Daredevil: The Daring Life of Betty Skelton_; _Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum_; _City Hawk: The Story of Pale Male_; _Seabiscuit the Wonder Horse_; _All That Trash_; and _Action!_ A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, she lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at Meghan-McCarthy.com.

**Number of Pages:** 48

**Dimensions:** 0.4 x 10.2 x 9.3 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 17, 2019

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Firefighters' Handbook

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 4.5

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

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