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Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Give children an in-depth look at what a career as a police officer is like. With this informative nonfiction title, readers will learn about various aspects of life as a police officer--from being accepted into the academy to keeping streets safe. Readers will learn what a typical day in the police academy is like as well as a day in the field as an officer. Through Time For Kids© content, helpful charts and diagrams, and colorful images in conjunction...
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the important job of police officers. Through fun illustrations and easy-to-read text, this nonfiction picture book describes what a police officer is, how their police car works, and the heroic things they do to keep people safe. This read-aloud will give young citizen a glimpse into the lives of these valuable workers and how their careers make communities a better place to live.
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Describes the important role of police officers and the important contributions they make to keep our cities and towns safe. Provides information about different kinds of police officers and the job each one does. Includes color photos, a glossary, and an index.
6) Police cars
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers explains the parts of police cars and how they help police officers do their jobs"--
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Español
Description
Trabajadores que me cuidan (Trabajadores que me cuidan) desarrolla habilidades críticas de alfabetización con este emocionante lector de no ficción traducido al español. Involucre a los estudiantes con contenido fascinante que los mantendrá cautivados desde la primera página hasta la última. Centrándonos en diferentes tipos de trabajadores, los niños conocerán a todas las personas que trabajan duro para cuidarnos. Este texto informativo...
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In Blackwater Falls, Colorado, veteran police officer Harry Cooper is hot on the heels of some local vandals when the situation turns deadly: believing one of them has a gun, Harry opens fire and Duante Reed, a young Black man, is killed. The "gun" in his hands was a bottle of spray paint. Meanwhile, in nearby Denver, a drug raid goes south and a Latino teen, Mateo Ruiz, is also killed. Detective Inaya Rahman is all too familiar with the name of...
9) Police Dogs
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Police dogs can do everything from tracking criminals to helping prevent riots. With its keen sense of smell and good hearing, a police dog is invaluable to its human partner. Learn more about these amazing animals, including how they are chosen, the training they go through, and the missions they complete.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Introduces readers to police cars, including their history, types, and functions. Includes color photographs, simple text, a hands-on project, further reading, a glossary, and an index.
Describes early police transportation and provides information about today's police cars including its external and internal parts and other equipment used to help the officers do their jobs. Includes instructions for making a siren as well as a glossary, an index,...
11) Police
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Every day, people are faced with critical, life-threatening situations - in times of trouble, who can help? In this title, readers will get to know the police officers who arrive on the scene of the crime or emergency. Chapters highlight the different kinds of law enforcement officers as well as the training, tools, and knowledge police forces need to save lives and property, collect evidence, investigate crimes, and uphold the law. An interview with...
Author
Series
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
It's 1916, and time's running out for Scott Joplin. Before he dies, he wants to provide for his wife and to secure his place in musical history. He's written a musical drama. His young piano student, Martin Niederhoffer, who works as a bookkeeper at Waterson, Berlin, and Snyder Music Publishers, convinces him to try to get Irving Berlin to publish and produce the work.
The next day, Niederhoffer walks into his office and finds Joplin crouched over...
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
Español
Description
This nonfiction Spanish-translated reader gives children an in-depth look at what a career as a police officer is like. Readers will learn about various aspects of life as a police officer--from being accepted into the academy to keeping streets safe. Readers will learn what a typical day in the police academy is like as well as a day in the field as an officer. Through helpful charts and diagrams and colorful images in conjunction with informational...
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Finnegan is a horse. But he is not just any horse. Finnegan is a proud member of the New York City Police Department. He and his human partner, Officer T. J. Fox, are part of the NYPD Mounted Unit. Together they make one ten-foot cop! Each morning, after roll call, Finnegan and T. J. take to the streets, a familiar and welcome sight to the people who live in the area. Times Square is their beat and it's a busy one. More than one million people move...
Author
Publisher
Core Library
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd died while in the custody of four officers of Minnesota's Minneapolis Police Department. One of the officers had knelt on Floyd's neck for nearly ten minutes. Floyd's death caused a wave of protests across the United States and around the world calling for an end to police violence. Justice for George Floyd explores whom George Floyd was, what happened the day he died, and the protests that followed.
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Doctors, police officers, fire fighters, and even animals work hard to keep us safe and healthy! Can you think of any other workers that help take care of you? Featuring simple phrases, exact text-to-image relationships, large font, and vibrant photographs, this nonfiction e-book aligns to the National Council for the Social Studies, state standards, and helps students become familiar with the many people that help keep us safe and healthy.
17) Arizona dreams
Author
Series
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a former student turns up in David Mapstone's office, she seems to have the perfect case for this history-professor-turned-deputy: a letter left by her deceased father, confessing to a forty-year-old murder and providing directions to the body. But things are never what they seem in Phoenix, a fast-buck city of newcomers seeking fresh starts from sometimes dark pasts.
Just ask David's wife, Deputy Lindsey Faith Mapstone. One morning the start...
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In this exciting book, readers will learn the history of police officers and law enforcement. A look into the past helps readers compare and contrast the way police officers do their jobs today. Through intriguing facts, vivid images, and supportive text, readers will be introduced to such things as canine units, evidence and fingerprints that are used to solve crimes, and the D.A.R.E. program. An accessible glossary, table of contents, and index...
Author
Series
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Fast pacing, a strong sense of place, and plenty of publishing-business details combine with a likable although flawed main character to produce an engrossing read."-Booklist
The phone rings in the middle of the night. Publisher Guy Mallon's book warehouse has burned to the ground. In the ashes there is a burned body. Carol Murphy, Guy's lover and business manager, fed up with the failing operation, has already split. But why is her car spotted...
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Uses colorful illustrations and a simple text based on the alphabet to describe the lives of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Focuses on items such as an arrest, badges, Cadet training, and other related material. Nearly every page presents a substantial sidebar focusing on the history, duties, horse training, and the ranking of officers.
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