Kai to the Rescue!
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Will the red fire trucks accept the new green-and-white fire truck at Firehouse #10?
Kai is a small green-and-white pumper truck who moves into Firehouse #10. Firehouse #10 has some of the biggest, reddest fire trucks around. So how can Kai fit in with the other fire trucks?
When a big fire breaks out, it's Kai who saves the day!
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Kissing Hand, Audrey Penn, Kai to the Rescue! is a delightful story that celebrates the differences that make every one of us special. The trucks come to life with the exciting, kid-friendly art of up-and-coming animator and illustrator Mike Yamada!
Kai to the Rescue! is perfect for National Fire Prevention Month (October) and Fire Prevention Week (the second week of October).
Confidence comes in all colors, shapes, and sizes!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
As Kermit the Frog once noted, it's not easy being green. For Kai, the new green pumper truck at the fire station, his diminutive size makes life even more complicated. "Good gracious, Kai! You're so young and small!/ I really don't think you can help us at all," says Chuck, the hook and ladder truck. To his credit, Kai never stops believing in himself, and he gets a little support from the other two trucks on the team. He tries to fit in by coloring himself red with crayons, which gains him some approbation from the big trucks ("Very stylish!" says Rudy, the big pumper) but does nothing to overcome Chuck's misgivings about his size until suddenly, in the midst of a forest fire, being small becomes a big asset. Penn's (the Kissing Hand series) earnest text, with its intermittent rhyming (for some reason only Chuck speaks in meter), isn't exactly delicate in its messaging, but Yamada's (Bedtime Blastoff!) digital illustrations bring plenty of wide-eyed energy and determination to this workplace drama. Ages 3 5.
