Emergency Rescue

by Camilla Gersh

Published 1 September 2016

DK Reads Emergency is part of DK's three-level reading scheme to get kids reading and learn how to read at home. At the "Starting to Read Alone" level, DK Reads Emergency is ideal for beginners reading for meaning, decoding and recognising words.

Find out about lifesaving services who help us in emergencies in DK Reads Emergency, from dispatchers to answer 999 calls, to the police, firefighters, ambulance crew and other crucial services. Learn about the skills they need to do their jobs, the equipment and vehicles they use - and the courage that's required to risk their lives in order to rescue others.

Levelled into stages, DK Reads is designed to help every child progress their reading skills and become a confident reader. With engaging stories, exciting images and interactive elements, including recipes, questions, diary entries and more, this series appeals directly to kids.


What's your emergency? From flashing lights and blaring sirens to K-9 units and EMTs, emergency services have vital roles in saving lives. Find out what it takes to respond to an emergency in Emergency Rescue.

Learn police officers' secret radio code, look at a firefighter's daily schedule, and hear what emergency dispatchers say on the phone. Make sure you are prepared for an emergency and that you know who to call!

Emergency Rescue shows how hard emergency responders, police officers, and firefighters work to save lives, and the important work they do to keep everyone safe.

Perfect for 7–9 year olds starting to read alone, Level 3 titles include in-depth information presented through more complex sentence structure with increasing amount of text to expand the reader's general knowledge and confidence in reading. Additional information spreads are full of extra facts, developing the topics through a range of nonfiction presentation styles, such as fliers, instructions, and record-breaker statistics.

Lexile measure: 800
Fountas and Pinnell Text Level Gradient: O

Trusted by parents, teachers, and librarians, and loved by kids, DK's leveled reading series is now revised and updated. With shiny new jackets and brand new nonfiction narrative content on the topics kids love, each book is written and reviewed by literacy experts, and contains a glossary and index making them the perfect choice for helping develop strong reading habits for kids ages 3–11.