Flashing Fire Engines

Amazing Machines

by Tony Mitton, Ant Parker (Illustrator)

Flashing Fire Engines (Amazing Machines) by Tony Mitton and Ant Parker

"Big Bold fire engines, waiting day and night, Ready for a rescue or a blazing fire to fight. As soon as there's a fire alarm, the engines start to roar. The firefighters jump aboard...it rumbles out the door." Jump aboard a bright red fire engine with a trio of friendly animal firefighters as sirens wail, lights flash, fire hoses squirt, and fires blaze -- in this story that blends action and rhyme with all the details kids want to know about one of their favorite machines. The mix of visual entertainment and lively wordplay ensures that young children will delight in the reading experience, as will the adults fortunate enough to read aloud these irresistible rhymes!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Firefighters, Storytime, Trucks, Transport, School

24 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Nigel Pinkus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yes, Yes, Yes. The 'Flashing Fire Engines' gets read everyday with great gusto so everyone enjoys it! With great illustrations and catchy rhyme, my four year old listens quite attentively and joins in when he can. He likes that the are animals are the firemen and that they are all different shapes and sizes. The bird is big and fat while the mouse is small and thin and the rabbit is a bit taller but thin. (Sometimes it get called a kangaroo because it's ears are long like a kangaroo too. But, we know it's really a rabbit!) It's a happy book because the animals are always smiling and there's a happy end to it. Everyday, the three animals are always ready to get to that fire to put it out and save the dog. At the end of the day, however, they get back to the station and get a break to play some basketball to show that, really, they are just like you and me (even though they are actually animals). It comes in a nice soft cover binding for ease of use (although hard cover is available) and there's a nice summary of fire equipment on the final page too.

[Cynthia]

Fire engines are waiting to go on a rescue! It walks us through the process of going on a firecall and we see how firefighters prepare their gear and how they use different equipment including fire hoses, and ladders, to then go back to the station to rest and wait for a new call.
The illustrations in this book showed a variety of ways firefighters use teamwork to save people. They can go up ladders in pairs to help bring down a person from a burning building and when they’re done, together they clean up their equipment.

[Kelly Wickham · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great children's book on the most important details of being a firefighter in rhyming format. Rhyming always makes a book more fun to read. It's got fun and playful pictures and a detailed description of the firefighter's equipment on the last page. A great way to learn about firefighters and the important work that they do.

[Alycia Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story describes what fire trucks do, as well as what fire fighters do. This was a fun book and I feel as though it will be appealing to both young boys and girls. This was a picture book that was almost like an informational book.

[E & E’s Mama · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book for any toddler or preschoolers who enjoys firetrucks. It details their responsibilities in simple language. We are studying about the letter F this week and Elliot LOVES firetrucks , so I basically checked out every picture book about them!

*library book. Read at 23 months

[Annie Gordon · Rating 4 out of 5]

The illustrations aren't anything exciting, but it's just a super fun boys book. My 1 1/2 year old boy loves it!

[Robin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this series. They rhyme, they read aloud beautifully, the cartoonish illustrations are clear, bright, and appealing. A best bet for transportation fans ages 2-4.

[Diane Barber · Rating 4 out of 5]

My children love fire truck books. This is a great addition to our book collection, my three year olds really enjoy this book.

[Jenna Mills · Rating 3 out of 5]

3yo loves these

[Mamikie Mmky · Rating 5 out of 5]

You're never too old to learn.

[Freddie D · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple, but fun and informative. Lots to learn about the fire department!

[SB · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice rhyming book for a toddler about fire engines.

[Little Champs]

2922

[Jecel Cortes · Rating 4 out of 5]

I all ready know all about the fire trucks put this book nis a good book to teach kids.

[Mort's Kids · Rating 2 out of 5]

Decent rhyming overlaying generic art with a generic story, to the degree "describing what firefighters do" is a story.

Seems factual, so credit to them for that. But it's not exactly engaging.

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book amazing pictures

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fast paced book about animal firefighters and the steps they take to put out a fire. fun. preschool and up

[Maeve · Rating 3 out of 5]

A group of animal firefighters respond to a situation.

There's a nice rhythm to the story, and the pictures are a surprisingly accurate introduction to firefighters.

Storytime:
Firefighters

[Christine Grant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Countdown to Kindergarten: Letter f

Basic story about the role of a fire engine in fire fighting.

[OxoNewbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

An educational and informative book. The colourful illustrations elevates this book and stops it from being too dry. I can't comment on the CD as it was missing from our library copy.

3 stars.

[Pennie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has inspired several sessions of playing firey this week.

[Noreen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Flashing Fire Engines is a colorful picture book that teaches children how firefighters respond to a fire call. It also teaches the fire engine parts.

[Panda Incognito · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is very generic, and the sentences often sound weird because they're forced into the rhyme scheme.

[Elizabeth]

I get confused by books about semi-sentient vehicles. Sure, the vehicle is cool, but the firefighters are the ones driving it and extinguishing fires.

[K Ong · Rating 5 out of 5]

Started reading this to my daughter by er at 1Y+ and was a favorite!
Rhyming and informative!

[Adriana Bargo · Rating 5 out of 5]

An educational book about how fire engines work! Uses rhyme and rhythm to make reading aloud fun and easy.

[SBC · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun rhymes and bright pictures take us from the fire station to a fire then back to the station.

[Hope · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read at WD library in WI

[Gabi · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3.5

[Nickel Pickle · Rating 5 out of 5]

We checked this book out of the library. I was very anti-library-book at first, for reasons only I will ever understand, but I made an exception for this one because it had a fire truck in it. I like fire trucks. The wee-ooo of the siren made me smile. We read this book every day at naptime until we returned it the next week.