Firefighters

Description

Find out what it is like to be a firefighter in this exciting introduction. What do firefighters learn at fire school? How do they rescue people from all kinds of emergencies? How do they put out forest fires? What do they wear to protect themselves from smoke and flames? This book has all the answers, and more, with photographs, step-by-step illustrations, informative text and links to websites with fun activities and fascinating facts.

Katie has been writing non-fiction children's books for almost half her life and loves questioning the world from a child's point of view. She's developed some of Usborne's bestselling series, including the See Inside books and Lift-the-flap Questions & Answers. When she's not writing, she likes drinking coffee, walking on the moors and playing competitive board games with her children.

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