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I Want to Be a Police Officer
I Want to Be a Police Officer
Reviewed by: Sarah Cropley - Scarborough Public Library, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: July 5, 2018
Review
I Want to Be a Police Officer is an early reader book in a series aimed at introducing more information about various community helpers. This book is about Eva, a white girl with long red pigtails, who wants to be a police officer. She is knows Officer Green, a black female police officer whom she sees around town often. Eva meets four other police officers throughout the book who have different police jobs such as K-9 Officer, Detective, and Game Warden. Two of the five police officers are women, and four appear to be people of color. The names of the officers suggest a variety of ethnicity. The text is well supported by pictures, though some readers may need support with unfamiliar words (emergency, for example). The illustrations are cute and playful while being clear. An excellent addition to any reader collection.
Overall Book Score: very good
About the Book
Author:
Driscoll, Laura
Illustrator: Echeverri, Catalina
Illustration Quality: very good
Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre: realistic fiction
Audience: preschool,grades k-3
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: very good
ISBN: 9780062432452
Price: 16.99