Fire! Fuego! Brave Bomberos

Susan Middleton Elya

Bloomsbury USA, Apr 24, 2012 - Juvenile Fiction - 40 pages

At the station, sirens sound.
Corazones start to pound.
"House fire!" says el capitán.
"Fuego! Get your helmets on!"

So begins a rollicking race to save a burning casa from the roaring flames-and these bomberos are up to the task, with hoses ready and sirens blaring. Spanish words sprinkled throughout the lively text-plus a glossary at the end-will enrich young readers as they cheer for the firefighters to save the day.

What people are saying

Review: Fire! Fuego! Brave Bomberos

User Review  - Beverly - Goodreads

Elya manages to put a lot of excitement into her rhyming text, with Spanish words scattered in here and there. Dan Santat's illustrations are large and colorful. This would be an excellent choice for story time.

Review: Fire! Fuego! Brave Bomberos

User Review  - Lindsay - Goodreads

A good mix of English and Spanish words with a handy glossary. Plus, the story and illustrations are appealing and modern, which isn't always the case with bilingual picture books. The characters (those brave bomberos) are all latinos and there's even a woman!

About the author

Susan Elya has written more than a dozen wonderful rhyming picture books with Spanish incorporated. She lives in California.www.susanelya.comDan Santat is a children's book writer, a commercial illustrator, and the creator of Disney's animated hit, The Replacements. He lives in California with his wife, two kids, a rabbit, a bird, and a cat.www.dantat.com

Bibliographic information

• Title: Fire! Fuego! Brave Bomberos
• Author: Susan Middleton Elya
• Illustrated by: Dan Santat
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA, 2012
• ISBN: 1599904616, 9781599904610
• Length: 40 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General; Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Cats; Juvenile Fiction / Business, Careers, Occupations; Juvenile Fiction / Stories in Verse