Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey (Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Awards))

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Summary: This book is highly recommended
Review: This book is highly recommended for all to read, especially for young children. 9/11 happened, and while it might be all well and good to shelter your children from the events of that day, there are 10,000 children without a mom or dad that cannot be. So, be a responsible adult and screen everything but, do not lose an opportunity to educate your children no matter what their age. And, teach them about giving back to others, not about the terrors involved. You'd be surprised.

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Summary: MISLEADING
Review: This book needs a warning on the cover of the book because of the graphic violence it depicts. It is misleading from the cover and title that it is only about this fireboat. It entails much more. Adults need to read this prior to reading it to children, then decide if they want to share it with their kids. If they do, they need to have some pre-discussion with the children about the topic of 9/11. Too many pages and too much graphic violence was shown for a book for the younger age group. It could have been handled in a much softer approach. As a parent and an educator I was shocked by this book. The pictures and wording were wonderful, other than that section. It needs to be revisited before another printing is made.