Book Detail

Fire in Their Eyes

Publication Information
Author:  Biel, Karen Illustrator:  
Title:  Fire in Their Eyes Date:  1999
Publisher:  Harcourt Brace City:  San Diego
ISBN, paperback:  0-15-201043-2 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction, photographic essay

HSE Descriptor(s):    science

Summary:
Color photographs and lively text follow a group of special wildfire firefighters called "hotshots" through training to their drop by parachute into wildfire zones.

Teaching Ideas:
This book could be used in a text set on natural disasters. Students can keep an imaginary journal of a hotshot firefighter. Since there have been so many wild fires in recent years, learners can research details about specific fires or on wildfire ecology for a report using newspapers and web sites like dir.yahoo.com/Science/Earth_Sciences/Meteorology/Weather_Phenomena/Fires/.

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Art and Photography > photography
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > taking risks
bullet Hardships > disasters > natural disasters > fire
bullet Science > wilderness
bullet Science > ecology
bullet Work > occupations > firefighter


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