Fire Engine No. 9 by Mike Austin*

Mr. Austin relates the rescue through onomatopoeia words.
I especially liked the lay out of the book.  The reader must turn the page vertically when the fire rescuers slide down the pole and climb down the ladder.  As the engines race through the streets to the fire, the reader can trace the path they take by following the words "Weooo! Weooo!" through the streets.
Happy ending for everyone!
At the end the author provides a list of fire safety rules and guidelines.
End pages display various fire tools and equipment.  The reader can see them being used throughout the book.  After reading the book it would be fun to revisit the story and identify where the tools are being utilized in the story.
*Highly recommend.  A must read aloud during Fire Safety month!
Strategies: inferring, retelling