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A community is a group of people. Neighborhoods and towns are made up of communities. People in communities do things together. What communities are you a part of? Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions. Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the property of Scott Foresman, a division of Pearson Education. Photo locators denoted as follows: Top (T), Center (C), Bottom (B), Left (L), Right (R), Background (Bkgd) Opener: DK Images, (C) Royalty-Free/Corbis; 1 (CL) Comstock Inc., (CR) Royalty-Free/ Corbis; 3 DK Images; 4 DK Images; 5 DK Images; 6 DK Images; 7 Royalty-Free/ Corbis; 8 Comstock Inc.; 9 DK Images; 10 DK Images; 11 (BL) Royalty-Free/Corbis, (C) DK Images; 12 DK Images ISBN: 0-328-13292-6 Copyright Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V010 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 3
Communities need helpers. A town has many community helpers. They are called service workers. Let s see how service workers help! Police officers patrol their communities using cars, bicycles, or horses. They make sure everyone is safe. Some police officers direct traffic. Police officers help the people in a community live together in peace and safety. 4 5
Firefighters put out fires in their communities. Fire trucks are tightly packed with ladders, hoses, and masks. Firefighters save people from burning buildings. When an alarm starts ringing in the fire station, firefighters jump into their fire trucks. The trucks roar to the fire. Then the firefighters use their hoses to put out the fire. 6 7
Teachers and coaches are also community workers. Your teachers help you learn. They may teach you how to read and write. Coaches help you learn how to play sports. Coaches also teach you how to play fairly. Doctors and nurses help people stay healthy. When people are sick or hurt, doctors and nurses help them feel better. Doctors and nurses may work in hospitals and clinics. 8 9
First-aid workers also help people who are sick or hurt. They quickly drive people to the hospital in their ambulances. First-aid workers save lives in our communities every day. Postal workers work at the post office. They help their communities by taking care of the mail. Mail carriers carry mail to homes and work places. Who brings your mail? 10 11
You may know a librarian at your school or local library. Librarians help people find information and books. Communities are made up of people who live together and help each other. What other community workers can you name? Reader Response 1. What is the main idea in this book? 2. What happens when firefighters get a call about a fire in their community? Make a graphic organizer like the one below to write down events in order. Start at the fire station. 3. Many community workers work in special buildings. What are the names of some buildings you read about in this book? 4. Look at the illustrations on pages 6 and 7. What special clothes and tools do firefighters use? 12