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48 pp.
| Scholastic |
January, 1998 |
TradeISBN 0-590-97872-1
(2)
4-6
Masoff's personal enthusiasm for her subject along with her attention to detail and clear, lively writing set this far above the common run of razzle-dazzle, photo-filled compendia. Firefighters' gear and equipment, tactics for many types of fire and rescue missions, historical fires, and home fire-protection strategies are covered in the well-organized snippets of text, captions, and copious photographs. Ind.