Community Helpers
Ahlberg, J., & Ahlberg, A. (1986). The jolly postman or other people’s letters.
Boston: Little, Brown. Also available in French, Japanese, and Spanish.
Ardalan, H. (2001). Milton goes to the vet. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
*Augarde, S. [2001]. (2002). Garage: A pop-up book. Watertown, MA:
Charlesbridge.
Banks, K., & Hallensleben, G. (2000). The night worker. New York: Frances
Foster Books. Also available in German.
Barracca, D., Barraca, S., & Buehner, M. [1990]. (2000). The adventures of Taxi
Dog. New York: Puffin. Also available in Spanish and as an audio
recording. VHS
Benjamin, C., & Petruccio, S. J. (1997). Working hard with the rescue helicopter
(Tonka truck storybooks). New York: Scholastic.
Benjamin, C., & Sagasti, M. (1995). I am a forest ranger. Hauppauge, NY:
Barrons Juveniles.
*Boraas, T. (1999). Auto mechanics (Community helpers). Mankato, MN:
Bridgestone Books.
Bridwell, N. (1994). Clifford the firehouse dog. New York: Scholastic. Also
available in Spanish and as an audio recording.
Bridwell, N. (2000). Clifford to the rescue. New York: Scholastic. Also available
in Spanish and as an audio reocording. VHS
Brunhoff, L. de [1929]. (1980). Babar learns to cook. London: Collins.
*Burby, L. N. (1999). A day in the life of a chef. New York: PowerKids Press.
Butterworth, N. [1986]. (1996). Jill the farmer and her friends. London: Walker
Books. Also available in Welsh.
Carle, E. [1972]. (2001). Walter the baker. New York: Simon and Schuster. Also
available in German and as an audio recording.
Crum, S., & Billin-Frye, P. (2003). The house in the meadow. Morton Grove, IL:
Albert Whitman.
*Deedrick, T. [1998]. (2000). Construction workers (Community helpers).
Mankato, MN: Bridgestone Books.
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*Delafosse, C., & Biard, P. [1995]. (1997). Construction (First discovery book X).
New York: Scholastic.
Demarest, C. (2003). Heroes of the sky: A search-and-rescue pop-up. New York:
Little Simon.
dePaola, T. (1997). Antonio, the bread boy. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
Dodd, L. [1989]. (2003). Hairy Maclary's rumpus at the vet. Berkeley, CA:
Tricycle Press.
Dorros, A, (1993). Radio man—Don radio: A story in English and Spanish. New
York: Harper Collins.
*Ericsson, J. A., & McMullen, A. (2003). Out and about at the bakery.
Minneapolis MN: Picture Window Books.
*Firestone, M. (2003). Park rangers. Mankato, MN: Bridgestone Books.
*Flanagan, A. K., & Flanagan, R. [1998]. (2001). Mr. Santizo's tasty treats!
Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Also available in Braille.
*Flanagan, A. K., & Flanagan, R. (1998). Mr. Yee fixes cars (Our neighborhood).
Danbury, CT: Children's Press.
*Flanagan, A. K., & Flanagan, R. (1999). Mr. Paul and Mr. Lueke build
communities. Danbury, CT: Children’s Press.
*Flanagan, A., & Osinski, C. (1996). Riding the ferry with Captain Cruz. Danbury,
CT: Children’s Press.
*Flanagan, A. K., & Osinski, C. (1997). Exploring parks with Ranger Dockett
(Our neighborhood). Danbury, CT: Children's Press.
*Florian, D. [1991]. (1994). An auto mechanic. New York: Mulberry Books.
*Florian, D. (1991). A potter. New York: Greenwillow Books.
*Florian, D. (1992). A chef. New York: HarperCollins.
Fox, C., & Fox, D. (2001). Fire fighter piggywiggy. Brooklyn, NY: Handprint
Books.
*Gibbons, G. [1982]. (1995). The post office book: Mail and how it moves. New
York: Trumpet Club.
*Gibbons, G. [1985]. (1993). The milk makers. New York: Scholastic. Also
available in Braille and Spanish. VHS
*Gibbons, G. [1990]. (1996). How a house is built. New York: Holiday House.
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*Gibbons, G. [1994]. (1996). Emergency! New York: Scholastic. Also available as
an audio recording.
*Gibson, K. B. (2000). Emergency medical technicians (Community helpers).
Makato, MN: Bridgestone Books.
Golden Books (Ed.). (2002). Bob's animal rescue (Bob the builder). New York:
Author.
*Greene, C. (1989). I can be a forest ranger. Chicago: Childrens Press.
*Greene, C. (1999). Bakers make many things. Eden Prairie, MN: Child's World.
*Greene, C., & Dann, P. (1998). At the bakery. Eden Prairie, MN: Child's World.
*Greene, C., & Martin, P. (1998). At the airport. Chanhassen, MN: Child’s World.
*Guinter, B., & Faller, C. (2000). A wonderful, colorful adventure at the doctor’s
office. Germantown, TN: Williford Communications.
Hayward, L., & Brannon, T. [1998]. (2003). Baker, baker, cookie maker. New
York: Random House.
Heide, F., & Gilliland, J. [1990]. (1997). The day of Ahmed’s secret. London:
Puffin. Also available in Braille.
*Hennessy, B. G., & Taback, S. [1994]. (1996). Road builders. New York: Viking.
Also available in Braille and as an audio recording.
Herman, G., & Berry, B. (2001). Meet Tonka Joe. New York: Scholastic.
*Hughes, S. (2001). My grandfather works in a bakery. Danbury, CT: Children's
Press.
Hutchins, H., & Ohi, R. (1990). Nicholas at the library. Toronto, ON: Annick
Press. Also available in Spanish.
Kadono, E., & Hayashi, A. [1992]. (2003). Kiki's delivery service. Toronto, ON:
Annick Press. Also available in Chinese and Japanese. VHS
*Kalman, B, & Walker, N. (1998). Community helpers from A to Z (Alphabasics).
New York: Crabtree.
*Kallen, S. (1997). The airport. Minneapolis, MN: Abdo & Daughters.
Korman, J., & Petruccio, S. J. (1998). Building the new road (Tonka storybooks).
New York: Cartwheel Books.
Koski, M. B., & Brown, D. [1998]. (2004). Impatient Pamela calls 9-1-1. Duluth,
MN: Trellis.
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*Kottke, J. (2000). A day with paramedics (Hard work). Danbury, CT: Children's
Press.
*Kunhardt, E. [1989]. (1995). I'm going to be a fire fighter. New York: Scholastic.
*Kunhardt, E. (1996). I'm going to be a vet. New York: Cartwheel Books.
Leonard, M., & Handelman, D. [1999]. (2001). The pet vet. Millbrook Press. Also
available in Braille.
*Mathieu, J. [1974]. (1993). Big Joe's trailer truck. New York: Random House.
Also in Swedish.
*Martin, C. (1987). I can be a weather forecaster. Chicago: Childrens Press.
*McGinty, A. B. (1999). Detector dogs: Sniffing out trouble (Dogs helping
people). New York: Rosen.
McGuire, L., & Mathieu, J.. (1996). Big Frank's fire truck. New York: Random
House.
*Miller, M. [1990]. (2000). Who uses this? New York: Morrow Junior Books. Also
available in Spanish.
*Mitgutsch, A. (1988). From picture to picture book. Minneapolis, MN:
Carolrhoda Books.
*Molzahn, A. B. (2002). Police and emergency vehicles (Transportation and
communication series). Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow.
Mora, P., & Torrecilla, P. (2001). The bakery lady. La señora de la panadería.
Houston, TX: Piñata Books. Bilingual: English/Spanish.
Moss, E. F., & Tebbutt, S. (1997). Helping out is cool. Downsview, ON:
Tumbleweed Press.
Osborne, M. P., Johnson, S., & Fancher, L. (2002). New York's bravest. New York:
Knopf Books for Young Readers. Also available in Braille.
Packard, M., & Durrell, J. (1995). I'm a fire fighter. New York: Scholastic. Also
available in Spanish.
*Paulsen, G. [1995]. (2003). The tortilla factory. Columbus, OH: SRA/McGrawHill. Also available in Afrikaans, Sotho, Spanish, and Tswana.
Pfister, M. [1995]. (2001). Rainbow Fish to the rescue. New York: North-South
Books. Also available as in Chinese, French, German, Hmong, Korean,
Tagalog, Vietnamese, and an audio recording. VHS
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Rau, D., & Baskin, R. J. (2001). Uncle's bakery. Minneapolis, MN: Compass Point
Books.
Scarry, R. (2001). All around busytown! New York: Little Simon.
*Schaefer, L. M. (2000). Construction site (Who works here). Chicago:
Heinemann.
Scott, A., & Coalson, G. [1994]. (1997). Hi! New York: Putnam & Gosset Group.
*Snow, P. (2001). Chefs and cooks. Minnetonka, MN: Capstone Press.
Suen, A., Zahares, W., & Cecka, M. (Ed.). [1999]. (2001). Delivery. Madison, WI:
Turtleback Books.
Teitelbaum, M., & Klavins, U. (2001). If I could drive a loader! New York:
Cartwheel Books.
Thompson, D. (2000). Rescue flight! A sky track adventure. Norwalk, CT:
innovative KIDS.
Tomchek, A. (1985). I can be a chef. Chicago: Childrens Press. Also available in
Spanish.
*Trumbauer, L., Saunders-Smith, G., &. Ferrantella, T. J. (Eds). (2003). We need
construction workers (Helpers in our community). Minnetonka, MN: Pebble
Books.
*Walker-Hodge, J. (1999). DK readers: Animal hospital. New York: Dorling
Kindersley.
Wellington, M. [1992]. (1997). Mr. Cookie Baker. New York: Puffin Books.
Willems, M. (2003). Don't let the pigeon drive the bus! New York: Hyperion
Books for Children.
*Wishinsky, F. L., & Zhang, S. N. [1999]. (2003). The man who made parks: The
story of parkbuilder. Frederick Law Olmsted. Plattsburg, NY: Tundra
Books.
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