Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey (Picture Puffin Books)

What a wonderful way to indirectly teach about 09/11 or Patriot Day. The focus is on the heroes of the day instead of the hurt. It’s a soft introduction to a terrible piece of history.

We own both the hardcover and the paperback version of this book. I first came across this book at Toys (backwards R) Us, and I, too, thought it would be a fun book about a fireboat. As my daughter was about 6 at the time, I eagerly bought this book based on the colorful cover and book title. I may or may not have flipped through it in the store. Even after I discovered that the fireboat John J Harvey (true story) 'came to the rescue' on 9-11, I felt this was an appropriate (and wonderful!) book for my young daughter. When September rolled around, I asked her teacher if I could come read it to her class. It became a tradition, and although the task of reading it aloud shifted to her teachers and eventually my daughter, it was read every year up to her first or second year in middle school (and I think she even brought it in and read it during one of her high school classes). I wound up buying 2 paperback versions so that each of my children could share it with their classes on or around September 11th. I was thrilled when my youngest's 4th grade teacher was not only familiar with the book, but had a copy in her room and was planning to read it before I even brought it up.I have to say, even after all this time, I have difficulty reading it aloud without crying.While I chose to read it to my very young children, I would generally recommend it for 2nd grade and up.

When he was 2, our son saw a fire boat in a 4th of July boat parade. From that time on he has been obsessed. We found this book and ordered it, not realizing that the 9-11 subject matter was a little inappropriate for a 2 year old. Luckily, he couldn't read,so we just skipped the parts that he might have been confused or upset by.Now he is 3 and a half ( a precocious, verbally advanced 3 and a half) He is tuning into the good guys/bad guys concept and is a little more aware of bad things happening, heroes saving the day, etc. We decided he was ready for this book as written. This is going to be a judgement call for every parent, but I think it's a great way to introduce the concept of 9-11 to kids when they are ready. Our son LOVES the John J. Harvey and the fact that the the good people who restored her have been able to use her to save lives. The story brings tears to my eyes but our son doesn't bat an eye. We would love to go to NYC some day to see the ship in person.

I had not heard of fireboats before reading this book. I'm glad this fireboat was kept and was able to aid the city in chaos and tragedy. My children are reading these stories to connect with America and many Americans who served our nation that horrific day.

This is an amazing book! Not only does it tell the tale about the fireboat it tell a child friendly account of what happened on 9/11. The pictures are beautifully done and the wording is appropriate in a very sensitive subject. It's a great children's book and as an adult I enjoyed it too! Thanks!

This was an excellent book. I read it to my students to get ready for 911. I like how it focused on the heroes of 911.

I wanted to try to teach my 6 year-old about 9/11 in the best possible way for a child. He’s a pretty sensitive kid, so I was a little worried that this may be too much for him, but it wasn’t. It’s a great story about how something considered to be past it’s prime could still be so helpful and it was a good way to start the dialogue about 9/11. Never Forget

A beautiful story of hope and compassion! Believing that we can all make a difference

Esta versão é de capa simples, impressa com qualidade.Para quem ainda não conhece, Maira Kalman é uma ilustradora americana, nascida em Israel, bastante conhecida pelas suas ilustrações para a revista The New Yorker, incluindo capas, por seus livros infantis, livros tipo diários, pensamentos sobre arte, etc.Suas ilustrações são bastantes coloridas e sua forma de tratar temas, única.Neste "Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey", ela narra o trágico evento do 11 de setembro pelo viés de um barco de bombeiros, de 1931, que havia sido aposentado. Este barco foi reformado sem necessariamente ter como objetivo voltar à ativa como barco de combate a incêndio, mas foi de fundamental importância no evento catastrófico que vitimou os nova-iorquinos no ano de 2001.A forma como ela trata o tema, apresenta as pessoas, é tão especial, que é preciso ver o livro para sentir isso. Estou enviando algumas imagens para exemplificar.

Realizing many students today have no knowledge of 9/11, I have been on the search for books appropriate for children. I used this as a read aloud for my grade 7 students in Canada and projected the images. A beautiful story with wonderful illustrations. I'd definitely recommend including it in a school or classroom library.

Maira Kalman ist die wohl originellste und phantasievollste Kinderbuchautorin und -illustratorin weltweit. Aber was sie hier abliefert, ist wohl während einer profunden Schaffenskrise entstanden. Lust hingeschmiert.

Servicio excelente. Libro es bueno, aunque lo recomendaría para niños más mayores (8/10 años)

Fireboat is an excellent account of an aspect of 9/11 not known by many. A heart-warming story and nicely illustrated