Fire in Their Eyes: Wildfires and the People Who Fight Them

by Karen Magnuson Beil

Book Overview

What drives some people to stand in the path of a wall of flame? Who are these brave, foolhardy, visionary firefighters? This intimate look at the elite groups that fight wildfires explores the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152010432
• ISBN13: 9780152010430
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7

Customer Reviews

Fire in Their Eyes

Karen Beil vividly describes the lives of firefighters in Fire in Their Eyes. Also she tells the reader about the dangers a fire fighter must endure when fighting a forest fire. Finally the book describes the different jobs of firefighters and their roles in extinguishing the fire. This is a great book for any one who is interested in becoming a firefighter and the vast amount of pictures make it easy to understand.

A riveting look at firefighting! A real page-turner!

Anyone who has ever wondered how forest fires are fought will find their answers here in this riveting look into the lives of "smokejumpers" and the fires they fight. The first-hand accounts give the reader an up-close look at fire and the devastation it causes. A great book on an unusual subject- I couldn't put it down!