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Putnam, Tom.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Callbox LLC 2012

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF BUR

Johnson, Lois

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Painted Turtle Book 2005

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59774 JOH

Henning, Barbara

Summary: "Ferne is a time capsule of mid-century Detroit, a city poised to explode. Its sounds, scents, and sights spill forth, as vividly experienced by a vibrant young woman whose life would end too soon. Ferne joyously curates her own life; that's the heart of this book. But we also encounter her through the fervent eyes of her daughter, poet and novelist Barbara Henning, who lyrically fills in and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Spuyten Duyvil 2022

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI South Henning

Long, Loren.

Summary: When Otis the tractor becomes trapped in a burning barn, after rescuing kittens, his animal friends and local firefighters come to his aid.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE OTI

Ashman, Linda

Summary: "What's a day in the life of a small-town fire department like? In this action-packed adventure, Fire Chief Fran leads her fire-fighters through everything from inspections and drills to dangerous blazes. If a puppy is in danger or a café is ablaze, Fran and her crew are ready to help! When the lights flash and the bells blast, these firefighters leap into action; they need to move fast. With...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Astra Young Readers, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ASH

Zimmerman, Andrea Griffing

Summary: The phone rang! The bell went clang! Firefighter Flo was ready to go! Simple rhyming text follows as Flo and the fire crew fight the fire, and save a puppy. -- adapted from perusal of book

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2022

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Kitala, Karolina

Summary: "The LEGO City firefighters are always practicing new skills. But what happens with Fire Chief McCloud beings in some new equipment for the team to try? Read about your favorite LEGO City heroes in this amusing storybook" -- Back cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2022

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1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE LEG

González, Echo Elise

Summary: A graphic-style nonfiction adventure into fundamental concepts in computer science. -- adapted from publisher's website.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 005.74 GON

Long, Loren

Summary: When Otis the tractor becomes trapped in a burning barn, after rescuing kittens, his animal friends and local firefighters come to his aid.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2016

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Summary: While on a field trip to a fire station with Mrs. Gray's class, Curious George goes off on his own and is soon at the scene of a fire, where he finds a way to be helpful.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2008

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC Rey,

Paley, Dan

Summary: "An informative picture book that takes readers along on a high stakes mission to battle one of the deadliest natural disasters to threaten the nation, while offering a dramatic look into the work of the highly-trained first responders who risk their lives to fight wildfires."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.37 PAL

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J363.37 PAL

Smith, Colby Cedar

Summary: Call Me Athena: Girl from Detroit is a beautifully written novel in verse loosely based on author Colby Cedar Smith's maternal grandmother. The story follows Mary as she and her family emigrate from Greece to Detroit in the 1930s, creating a historically accurate portrayal of life as an immigrant during the Great Depression, hunger strikes, and violent riots. Mary lives in a tiny apartment with...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SMI

Austin, Dan.

Summary: From the Publisher: In this important book, Dan Austin and Sean Doerr have restored the real people to many of Detroit's architectural landmarks, and not a moment too soon. These "lost" buildings still stand, or rather totter, in a dilapidated state, their histories fading like the paint on their walls. The buildings might not long survive, but thanks to this book and the efforts of Austin...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: History Press 2010

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.434 AUS

Bak, Richard

Contents: Eternal thanks -- Here and gone -- Boneyards.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2010

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 393.1 BAK

Philp, Drew

1 hold on 3 copies

Summary: "A young writer's sincere search (with his dog) for an authentic life--buying a ruined house in Detroit for $500, fixing it up nail by nail, and, in the process, participating in the grassroots rebirth of the city itself."--Provided by publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2017

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PHILP, DREW PHI

Summary: Hard-nosed and hard-headed NYFD firefighter Tommy Gavin returns along with the rest of the 62 Truck crew. In this season, Tommy is trying to hold his life and team together while dealing with the devastating loss of his son; Franco studies for the lieutenant's exam while "Probie" contemplates the end of his probationary period and now both ponder leaving the house; Lou and Jerry each grapple...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV RES

Goldish, Meish.

Summary: Describes the work that fire fighters do in the city, in the forest, and at sea, and discusses their preparation and training and why people become fire fighters.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Pub. 2012

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Estleman, Loren D.

Summary: "Loren D. Estleman's most popular characters, PI Amos Walker and hit man Peter Macklin, are together in one story for the first time in Black and White Ball! Detroit hit man Peter Macklin forces private eye Amos Walker to furnish protection for Laurie, Macklin's estranged wife, while Macklin tracks down the party who has threatened to kill her. The man Walker's client suspects cannot be...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Estleman 2018

Dean, James

Summary: Pete the cat takes a trip to the firehouse, where he tries on a firefighter's gear, takes a ride in a fire engine, and helps save Grumpy Toad from a burning building.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperFestival, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018

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Donohoe, Kathleen

Summary: A debut novel about the passionate loves and tragic losses of six generations of women in a family of firefighters, spanning from famine-era Ireland to Brooklyn a decade after 9/11. "There isn't anything in the world that hurts like a burn." No one knows the pain of a fire more than the women of the Keegan/O'Reilly clan. Kathleen Donohoe's stunning debut novel brings to life seven...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC DON

McCarthy, Meghan

Summary: "A picture book exploration of what it takes to be a firefighter, including training and equipment"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2019

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 628.9 MCC

CenturyLink

Summary: Includes -- Bear Lake -- Benzonia -- Beulah -- Burdickville -- Cedar -- Elk Rapids -- Empire -- Fife Lake -- Glen Arbor -- Glen Lake -- Hannah -- Honor -- Interlochen -- Karlin -- Kingsley -- Lake Ann -- Lake Leelanau -- Lime Lake -- Little Traverse Lake -- Maple City -- Mayfield -- Northport -- Summit City -- Suttons Bay -- Traverse City -- Williamsburg.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: CenturyLink 0000

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1 available in Reference, Call number: R PHONE 2017 CenturyLink

Flynn, Sean.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 2002

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Johanson, Sarah Margaret

Summary: After a firefighter came to visit the daycare Caillou has decided that is what he wants to be when he grows up.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chouette/Cookie Jar 2013

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CAI

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