Review by Booklist Review
Ages 3^-6. This entry in the I Want to Be series features full-color photographs and a sentence or two commenting on each picture of the officers at work. Many of the single-page and double-page photos show multiracial police officers, both men and women, using various means of transportation (foot, motorcycle, bicycle, horse, boat, and what appears to be a glider) in the line of duty. The text, which ends rather abruptly, generally refers to a specific illustration rather than flowing in a more cohesive way. However, the combination of good photos and short text will make this a useful addition to libraries with a perennial demand for "community helper" books for young children. --Carolyn Phelan
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Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-Attractive, full-color photographs accompany a minimum amount of information. Starting with the cover photo of a smiling female law enforcer, the book stresses the friendliness of police officers and how they "enjoy helping people." The remainder of the book presents assorted, sometimes disjointed facts, e.g., police wear heavy clothes on cold days and keep records. There isn't a lot of the nitty-gritty of the job. Carol Greene's Police Officers Protect People (Child's World, 1996) and Alice Flanagan's Officer Brown Keeps Neighborhoods Safe (Children's, 1998) are better choices for this audience.-Kate Kohlbeck, Randall School, Waukesha, WI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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