Topsy and Tim Meet the Firefighters (Topsy and Tim: Meet the Firefighters - Jean Adamson)

Member Name: princesslaura

Product:	Topsy and Tim: Meet the Firefighters - Jean Adamson
Date:	07/10/09 (35 review reads)
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I got our local bookshop to order this book for me about three years ago, when my eldest son was going through his fireman stage. He was a big fan of Topsy and Tim at the time so I was very pleased to discover this book!

'Topsy and Tim Meet the Firefighters' is part of the, fairly large, Topsy and Tim series of books by Jean and Gareth Adamson. Topsy and Tim are twins and their books are fantastic for helping children learn about new experiences. They are suitable for children from between the ages of about two to six.

In this story Topsy and Tim go with their Mummy to an Open Day held by their local fire station, where their friend Kerry's Dad works as a firefighter. They learn all sorts of things about fire safety and the fire service, such as that women can be firefighters as well as men. They even get to have a ride on a real fire appliance [apparently you should not call them fire engines...].

All my boys have enjoyed this book, there are bright illustrations on every page, [which my two year old loves to look at by himself] which are accompanied by a paragraph of writing. My only complaint about this book is that it is a little preachy, but then what else would you expect from a children's book about the fire service?!

Our edition of this book is 32 pages long and is a hardback Ladybird book. It has an RRP of £2.50, which I think is fantastic value. It is currently available from Amazon for £2.25. Our copy as been read many, many times and is still in excellent condition so it's obviously a very well made little book.

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