Adamson, Heather. A Day in the Life of a Police Officer. Mankato, Minn.: Capstone Press, 2004.
Book, Inc. Community Helpers. Chicago: World Book, 2011. A very colorful and interactive text about all of the community helpers in most cities. Children can learn about teachers, police officers, firefighters, and other people that work in their community. This book includes checks for understanding questions, new vocabulary words and even puzzles to solve that keep the reader engaged in the text.
Garza, Carmen Lomas, Harriet Rohmer, and David Schecter. In my family. San Francisco, Calif.: Children's Book Press/Libros Para NinÌos, 1996. A beautifully illustrated story about a Mexican American family and their love for their community. This story was written in English and Spanish on every page. This is a great connection for my Spanish American students in my classroom that experience similar lifestyles.
Greene, Carol. Firefighters fight fires. Plymouth, Minn: Child's World, 1996. A book from a series of non-fiction texts about community helpers. This text hones in on the daily duties of firefighters and how they keep the community safe. There are excellent photographs that show firsthand what firefighter do and where they go.
