A Day in the Life of an Ambulance - (A Day in the Life of a Community Service Vehicle) by Mae Respicio (Paperback)

About the Book

From how equipment works to the kinds of calls an ambulance responds to, young readers will learn how paramedics use ambulances from the beginning of a day to the end.

Book Synopsis

An ambulance speeds by on its way to an emergency. Paramedics and emergency medical technicians depend on their vehicles for their important work. What equipment is in an ambulance and how do crews use it? How do workers make sure the ambulance is ready for the day? Take young readers behind the scenes to discover how crews use ambulances from sunrise to sunset. Engaging, leveled text and photos showing ambulances in action combine to help readers learn more about these important community service vehicles.

About the Author

Mae Respicio is a nonfiction writer and award-winning author of novels including How to Win a Slime War. Mae lives with her family in California including her husband, two sons, two pet domestic rats named Yogi and Crash, and one very rascally dog named Riggs.