Tito the Firefighter / Tito el Bombero
Tim Hoppey
(Reviewer - Rebecca Brown)
2005 Raven Tree Press
ISBN: 0972497331

A bilingual New York boy helps a fire station answer a Spanish speaker's call for help.

Tito's an energetic 8-year-old who's fascinated by the local firefighters & dreams of riding in their truck. He insists on stopping by the firehouse every day to chat with Richie, his favorite firefighter.

One day, Tito's bilingual skill comes in handy when an agitated Spanish speaker shows up at the station, & Tito is able to translate.

&, thrill of thrills, Tito gets to ride along on the fire engine as it answers a call.

Tito the Firefighter / Tito el Bombero is a lively read for ages 4-8 with splendid illustrations by Kimberly Hoffman.

Adult reading from Tim Hoppey: Where There's Smoke

About Raven Tree Press out of Green Bay, Wisconsin -- an independent publisher dedicated to offering amusing & informative bilingual stories written for the Accelerated Reader, with fine translators who capture modern idioms. Each of their titles is magically illustrated to accompany the English & Spanish texts, with a Glossary in the back.

More from Raven Tree Press:
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(04/23/06)

Rebecca