Firefighters: A Lift-the-Page Truck Book (Finn's Fun Trucks)

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Author(s)
Co-Authors / Illustrators
  • Srimalie Bassani
Publisher Name
Flowerpot Press
Age Range
1+
Release Date
October 15, 2024
ISBN13
978-1486727834
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Firefighters introduce the various firefighting vehicles that help them perform rescues and put out fires in all sorts of places and scenarios.
Discover a surprising assortment of firefighting machines used in various emergencies at airports, homes, and even on water. Readers are asked if they know what each one does and then the answer is revealed under a sturdy full-page flap.

The machines included are: 

• a fire truck

• a mobile command center

• a fireboat 

• a fire tanker 

• an aircraft rescue and fire fighting vehicle 

About the Finn’s Fun Trucks series: Written by teen truck enthusiast Finn Coyle, the Finn’s Fun Trucks series provides a vocabulary-rich introduction to transportation for truck-loving children with the help of a diverse range of vehicle operators and community helpers. Each spread has a full-page lift-the-flap feature providing a wealth of learning and discovery in each book.

Editor review

1 review
great board book for vehicle lovers
Overall rating
 
4.0
Plot
 
N/A
Characters
 
4.0
Writing Style
 
3.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
5.0
FIREFIGHTERS (FINN'S FUN TRUCKS) is a cute board book that introduces the different vehicles used by firefighters. Each page introduces a vehicle and asks readers to guess what it does. They then can open/fold out the page to see it in action and read more about how it used by firefighters.

What I loved: This is fantastically fun for children who are all about vehicles. The book contains all sorts of different firefighting vehicles, shows some of their key parts, and shows them in action. The images are fantastic with repeating characters and all the focus on the cool vehicles. The fold out pages show big scenes and add some interactive fun to the reading experience.

Due to the length and complexity of some of the terms/sentences, this book would work best for preschool aged readers who can appreciate what is happening, make guesses about how the vehicles work, and ask questions about what is happening in the scenes.

What left me wanting more: As a small thing, some pages can feel a bit text heavy and could probably be stated in a shorter way to help for younger readers. The fire rescue boat was also a bit confusing as people are shown in a capsized boat, and they are seemingly spraying water at them (my child asked why they were adding water when water was the problem, and I did not have a good answer). Overall, they were pretty clear in terms of what was happening and how they were helping though.

Final verdict: FIREFIGHTERS (FINN'S FUN TRUCKS) is a fun and interactive board book that will work well for preschool-aged vehicle lovers!
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