Smokejumpers
Reading Rocks!
Smoke appears over a remote forest . . . and the smokejumpers leap into action! Ride along with these brave men and women and learn about how they do this dangerous job. Additional features include informative captions and sidebars, a Think-About-It section, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, a table of contents, an index, and an introduction to the author.
| Format | Your Price | Add |
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978-1-5038-5818-3
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$24.95 | |
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978-1-5038-6214-2
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$39.95 |
| Interest Level | Grade 3 - Grade 6 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 3 |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Category | High Interest |
| Copyright | 2023 |
| Publisher | The Child's World, Inc. |
| Imprint | Stride |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Publication Date | 2022-08-01 |
| BISACS | JNF025000, JNF051000, JNF016000 |
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| Dewey | 634.9 |
| Graphics | Full-color photographs |
| Dimensions | 8 x 9.5 |
| Lexile | 890 |
| Guided Reading Level | Q |
| ATOS Reading Level | 4.7 |
| ATOS Interest Level | MG |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 517688 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
| Features | Author/Illustrator biography, Educational front/back matter, Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Phonetics, Photo captions, Reviewed, Sources for further research, Suggested websites, and Table of contents |
| Online Resources |
- One-of-a-Kind Job
- Tools of the Trade
- Fire Call!
- Glossary
- Think About It
- Find Out More
- Index
- About the Author
Author: Jim Gigliotti
Jim Gigliotti is a former editor at the National Football League who now is a freelance writer based in southern California. Though he also has worked for the University of Southern California and the Los Angeles Dodgers, he is a lifelong San Francisco Giants fan. His recent writing credits include Baseball: A Celebration (with James Buckley Jr.) and several books for youngsters on NASCAR history and personalities.
Reviews
A noteworthy review of Reading Rocks! from School Library Journal on November 1, 2022
Series that uses various engaging topics to encourage reading. Starting with a table of contents, titles are about three chapters long with vocabulary words in bold and in another color. A few paragraphs of text are paired with full page captioned photos or graphics. Coverage includes… View →
