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Overview
Its lights flash. Its sirens blare. This ambulance is on the move! What are an ambulance's lights and sirens for? And who rides in the back of an ambulance? Read this book to find out!
Learn all about mighty machines in the Vroom-Vroom series—part of the Lightning Bolt Books collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt Books bring nonfiction topics to life!
Simple text describes how ambulances rush to emergencies to take hurt or sick people to the hospital, including how the lights and siren operate and where the emergency medical technicians store their equipment.
Editorials
Children's Literature
What is more exciting to a child than an ambulance or fire truck that goes whizzing by with its lights flashing and siren blaring? In this book children will find out more about one of their favorite rescue vehicles—the ambulance. Lights, sirens, horns and other parts of the ambulance are described. A tour of the inside of this vehicle shows the reader where supplies are kept as well as how patients are transported. Readers will see the equipment used by the EMTs. The colorful pictures show what happens from the time the ambulance is called out until it goes to the hospital with its patient. The author has allowed the young reader to "ride" along and experience the ambulance adventure without any harm. This book is simple, yet exciting and informative. There are some fun facts about ambulances included as well as a glossary to help with unfamiliar terms. This book could be used in the classroom to discuss community helpers. This book is part of the "Pull Ahead Books-Mighty Movers" series. 2004, First Avenue Editions/Lerner Publishing Group, Ages 4 to 8.— Cathi I. White