(3) K-3 Wild Jobs series. Large, visually appealing color photos accompany short, accessible texts introducing young readers to exciting outdoor careers. Each book describes job details including training, special equipment, and clothing needed; provides a historical highlight; and gives examples of on-the-job scenarios, job rewards, and dangers. A short summary quiz is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Wild Jobs titles: Animal Wrangler, Camping Guide, Cave Explorer, Deep-Sea Fisher, Scuba Diver, and Wildland Firefighter.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(3) 4-6 This compendium is a creative mix of first- and third-person historical and contemporary narratives on wildfires and the firefighters who extinguish them. Alongside first-rate action photos, the detailed, dramatic text highlights fires' dangers, scientific descriptions, firefighter training and support, and a fire's role in the ecological system of destruction and renewal. Websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(4) 4-6 High Five Reading series. This book intended for reluctant readers provides an accessible overview to the required training, equipment, history, and dangerous work of smokejumpers. A final chapter looks briefly at a few specific episodes from the recent past. The somewhat rushed text is accompanied by small captioned color photos. Directory, reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(4) K-3 From one to ten and back again, this counting book brims with the lore of smokejumping. Bright pastel illustrations document a chronological account of fighting a forest fire, beginning with a lightning bolt and ending with the smokejumpers' packout and flight home. Unfortunately, in Demarest's impressive attempt to reconcile the demands of accuracy, chronology, and rhyme, his meter occasionally suffers. Bib.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) 4-6 Photographs by Ben Klaffke. Color photographs and a straightforward text provide a comprehensive introduction to professional smokejumping. From training and equipment to managing wildfires, this a useful and informative resource. Related websites are included. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale