Fire

Fire is one of the most attractive and fascinating themes for children. In their understanding, a fire engine is a machine for dangerous and noble adventures, and a firefighter is the most heroic profession. That is why the book by S. Marshak "Fire" with illustrations by V. Konashevich has been reprinted many times since 1923. It has not become outdated, has not left the stage and continues to live in old and new pictures of its best illustrator Vladimir Konashevich.
Here is the latest version updated by the authors, which was published in 1952. Now the action of the book takes place against the backdrop of a modern city: fire trucks have replaced fire brigades, and multi-story buildings have grown up in place of single-story houses. Re-illustrating "Fire", Konashevich looked long and hard at the work of the fire station in Leningrad, asked firefighters, and meticulously sketched new vehicles. But both the text and the picture contain a curious detail that has long disappeared from modern firefighting, the meaning of which is worth explaining to children: the intensity of the fire and the approximate direction of the fire were judged by the number of signal balls that the lookout raised above the watchtower.
Easy rhyme, a fascinating plot, expressive colorful drawings allow us to consider "Fire" by Marshak and Konashevich an unsurpassed masterpiece of literature "for the little ones". Such an edition of "Fire" (as, incidentally, all children's works by Marshak with illustrations by V.M. Konashevich) is a must have for all children and their parents.
Recommended for parents to read aloud to children of preschool age, as well as for looking at and discussing the pictures.