Children's Nonfiction Disasters
Rescue Missions
- Publisher
- Crabtree Publishing Company
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2008
- Category
- Disasters, General, How Things Work-Are Made
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780778741763
- Publish Date
- Sep 2008
- List Price
- $9.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780778741695
- Publish Date
- Sep 2008
- List Price
- $25.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 8 to 10
- Grade: 3 to 5
Description
Find out about the important work of firefighters. What equipment do they need? What protective clothing do they wear? How do the emergency services respond to a distress call at sea? Other topics include safety in the air, mountain rescue, bomb disposal, and responses to hostage crises.
About the author
JAMES BOW is the author of three YA fantasy novels and several science books for young readers. He works as a consulting writer and editor, and writes a weekly column for the Kitchener Post communitynewspaper. His interests are eclectic — he spent his university career writing and editing Doctor Who fan fiction magazines. James lives with his wife, author Erin Bow, and their two children. Visit him online at Bowjamesbow.ca.