Forest Fires

From the Series Pull Ahead Books — Forces of Nature

  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 2

How do forest fires start? How do firefighters put out forest fires? How can we prevent forest fires? Read this book to discover the answers!

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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 2
Genre Science
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction
Copyright 2008
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand Pull Ahead Books
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2008-01-01
Reading Counts! Level 3.1
Reading Counts! Points 1.0
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF037020, JNF051000
Dewey 634.9'618
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 6 x 7
Lexile 520
Guided Reading Level M
ATOS Reading Level 2.9
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 119033
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Charts/Graphs/Diagrams, Fast facts, Glossary, Glossary words bolded within text, Index, Reviewed, and Teaching Guides

Author: Janet Piehl

Janet Piehl lives in Evanston, Illinois, and is a children's librarian. She grew up in Shorewood, Wisconsin, and attended Macalester College. Janet has lived, among other places, in the Twin Cities and France. She got her start as a writer working in the editorial department of Lerner. Janet liked the research aspect of writing and editing so much that she became a librarian. Now she helps kids find and use books just like the ones she writes!

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Pull Ahead Books — Forces of Nature

Explore the natural phenomena that fascinate young readers. Each clear, simple text describes the natural event and offers fascinating facts about how the phenomenon forms, what it does, how it is tracked, and how to stay safe. View available downloads →

Reviews

The Horn Book Guide

“Each book defines a natural disaster in simple terms, describing how and why it occurs and the destruction it causes.”
The Horn Book Guide

NSTA

“High-interest science material is brought to life throughout this series for primary readers.”
NSTA