Helping the Community

Community helpers are familiar faces with careers that are of great interest to young readers. Readers discover what it's like to be a doctor, a librarian, a firefighter, and other common community helpers. Full-color photographs show these people hard at work, allowing readers to get a clear picture of exactly what they do to make their cities and towns better places. Close picture-text correlation allows beginning readers to develop strong reading comprehension skills.

• Accessible and age-appropriate text presents a high-interest topic in a way that beginning readers can explore on their own

• Familiar subject matter supports a common curriculum topic and encourages readers to learn more about community helpers

• A picture glossary of career-specific words aids in vocabulary development

• ATOS reading level of 1.0-1.9, with Accelerated Reader quizzes available