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Children's Booklist - Community Helpers Books


Title: Fireman Small
Author: Wong Herbert Yee
Summary: Everytime he gets into bed, Fireman Small is called to rescue some animal in trouble.


Title: Fire! Fire! Hurry! Hurry!
Author: Andrea Griffing Zimmerman
Summary: Captain Kelly and his fire fighters must delay their delicious dinner because they keep getting called to put out fires.


Title: That's Our Librarian!
Author: Ann Morris
Summary: Introduces Maria Rodriguez, an elementary school librarian, describing what she does during the school day and how she interacts with other staff and students.


Title: Ask Nurse Pfaff, She'll Help You!
Author: Alice K. Flanagan
Summary: Simple text and photographs describe the work of a nurse taking care of patients at a hospital.


Title: Nurses
Author: Cynthia Fitterer Klingel
Summary: A simple description of the activities, tools, uniforms, training, skills, problems and importance of nurses.


Title: The School Nurse From the Black Lagoon
Author: Mike Thaler
Summary: A worried student pictures what miss Hearse, the school nurse, must be like, based on the rumors he has been hearing from his fellow classmates.


Title: Meet the School Nurse
Author: Elizabeth Vogel
Summary: Pictures and simple text show what the school nurse does, from testing vision and hearing to caring for sick students.


Title: Grace and Joe
Author: Maribeth Boelts
Summary: A preschooler finds a friend in her neighborhood mail carrier.


Title: Good-bye, Curtis
Author: Kevin Henkes
Summary: Everyone in the neighborhood says a fond farewell to Curtis, their beloved long time letter carrier, on his last day of work.


Title: Mail Carriers
Author: Dee Ready
Summary: Explains the clothing, tools, schooling and work of mail carriers.


Title: Harvey Hare, Postman Extraordinaire
Author: Bernadette Watts
Summary: To show their appreciation for the reliability and hard work of their postman Harvey Hare, the other animals plan to give him a perfect present.


Title: Police on Patrol
Author: Annie Auerbach
Summary: Hop into a squad car and find out what it's like to be a Hero City Police Officer! The lights flash and sirens wail as the officers rush to save the day. From helping out in a traffic jam to a highspeed chase after a thief, the squad works together to protect and serve the community! It's a busy day on the beat for the Matchbox police patrol!


Title: Policeman Lou and Policewoman Sue
Author: Lisa Desimini
Summary: Every day Policeman Lou and Policewoman Sue work to make their small, quiet town a safe place to live. Come along as they do today's tasks: find a lost dog, give a parking ticket, help children cross the street, catch a purse snatcher, and patrol the neighborhood to make sure that everything is okay.


Title: Officer Brown Keeps the Neighborhoods Safe
Author: Alice K. Flanagan
Summary: Introduces a female Deputy Chief of the Hartford, Connecticut police department and discusses the things she is expected to do in her job.


Title: I Want to be a Police Officer
Author: Daniel Liebman
Summary: Photographs and text provide young readers with information about the work of police officers.