From Susan Elya and #1 NYT bestselling and Caldecott-winning illustrator Dan Santat comes a spirited, fast-paced picture book that captures the excitement and importance of firefighters’ jobs. 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. Susan Elya’s melodic, bilingual verse pairs beautifully with bestseller Dan Santat’s bold illustrations, telling an action-packed story of firefighters and the dangers they overcome.
Susan Middleton Elya is a former Spanish teacher and the author of several bilingual books, including La Madre Goose: Nursery Rhymes for los Niños, Little Roja Riding Hood (G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers), and Say Hola to Spanish at the Circus (Lee & Low Books). She lives in Danville, California.
Dan Santat is both author and illustrator of The Guild of Geniuses (Arthur A Levine Books, 2004).which was a Society of Illustrators Original Art Show Selection and won the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators Bronze Medal for Book Illustration. In addition, Dan illustrated Rhea Perlman’s Otto Undercover series (Katherine Tegan Books/HarperCollins) and The Secret Life of Walter Kitty, written by Barbara Jean Hicks (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007). Find out more at www.dantat.com.
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