Review: The Wannabe Series continues
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 25, 2013
The authors known as The Brothers have turned out another fine book for children that presents the facts and the fun and the responsibilities of vocations.In this book the topic of choice is Firefighters. Along with very fine illustrations on every page, the authors list a statement by the wannabe kid and then tack on information on post-it like sheets to enhance details. For example, the first page has a lad in a fireman's uniform saying `I want to be a firefighter so I can drive a fire truck', and on the post-it is written `Did you known that there are 3 types of trucks: Pumper trucks, Tanker trucks and Ladder trucks'. That is the basic layout and it works very well. The other topics discussed in this manner are Sirens (the types and what they do), oxygen masks (and why they are important), teaching others (an excellent list of dangers that could cause fires), friends (no explanation needed), using the big water pipe/hose (and the capacity of trucks), climbing ladders (the extent of heights), rescuing cats form trees (and why that happens), fire helmets, firefighter clothing and a final list of instruction to the child reader as to how to keep the home safe.All of this information is offered in such a reader friendly fashion and is full of facts many children will not know before this book. The brothers have the handle on entertaining and teaching and they obviously love making these books - at least we HOPE they do so they will make more.  Highly recommended, Grady Harp, September 13