Community Helpers
Selections from Mt. Lebanon Public Library, Pittsburgh, PA
www.mtlebanonlibrary.org
Suggestions for children in preschool—grade 2.
Unless otherwise noted, fiction titles are in the picture book section arranged by the author’s last name.
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Non-fiction - j 641.815 -selected titles:
Bakers make many things by Carol Greene
My grandfather works in a bakery by Sarah Hughes j 641.815 Hug
At the bakery by Carol Greene j 641.815 Gre
Fiction -selected titles:
Walter the baker by Eric Carle
Walter the baker invents an unusual roll.
Ella takes the cake by Carmela & Steven D'Amico
Ella the elephant wants to help in her mother's bakery.
Sofie's role by Amy Heath
Sofie helps serve customers in her family's busy bakery.
Mr. Belinsky's bagels by Ellen Schwartz
Mr. Belinsky’s customers love his special bagels.
BARBERS
Non-fiction - j 646.724 -selected titles:
At the barber by Elizabeth Sirimarco
Fiction -selected titles:
Dave's haircut by Damon Burnard
After Dave unwisely decides to cut his own hair, Joe the Barber makes things better by giving him a very cool haircut. j Er BURNARD
Mop top by Don Freeman
A child with a lot of red hair tries to avoid a trip to Mr. Barberoli's barber shop.
Will gets a haircut by Olof and Lena Landström
Will finds the haircut he wants in a magazine.
Uncle Jed's barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell
Sarah Jean's uncle wants to save enough money to open his own barbershop.
Haircuts at Sleepy Sam's by Michael R. Strickland
A boy visits the neighborhood barber.
BUS DRIVERS
Fiction -selected titles:
Bus route to Boston by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
A little girl and her mother ride a bus when they go shopping in Boston.
Bus riders by Sharon Phillips Denslow
When their regular bus driver gets sick, the bus riders deal with the substitute
drivers who try to replace him.
Next stop! by Sarah Ellis
Claire sees many people rushing to and frowhen she sits at the front of the bus
and helps the driver. j Em ELLIS
Axle Annie and the speed grump by Robin Pulver
Rush learns the importance of safety from school bus driver Axle Annie and
her bus full of kids. j Em PULVER
Just one more by Wendi Silvano
High in the Andes Mountains a bus driver lets more and more people and animals scramble aboard a rickety bus until it's ready to burst!
Don’t let the pigeon drive the bus by Mo Willems
A pesky pigeon longs to drive a bus.
Buses by Jeffrey Zuehlke
All about buses. j Em ZUEHLKE
Non-fiction - j 690 -selected titles:
Construction by Gallimard Jeunesse j 624 Jeu
We need construction workers by Lisa Trumbauer j 690 Tru
What does a construction worker do? by P.M. Boekhoff j 690 Boe
Building by Elisha Cooper j 690 Coo
Construction zone by Richard Sobol j 690 Hud
Fiction -selected titles:
The night worker by Kate Banks
Alex’s father goes to work at a construction site
after Alex goes to bed. j Em BANKS
The house in the meadow by Shutta Crum
In this counting book, different sized crews of construction workers build a house.
Hard hat area by Susan L. Roth
Learn about construction workers' jobs and equipment in the hard hat area.
The busy building book by Sue Tarsky
Visit the construction site for a new office building. j Em TARSKY
Dig! by Andrea Zimmerman
Mr. Rally and his dog and their big digging machine take care of five important jobs. j Em ZIMMERMAN
Videos -selected titles:
All about heavy construction equipment j VC 629.225
Road construction ahead j VC 629.225
Hardhats & high rises j VC 690
House construction ahead j VC 690.8
Non-fiction - j 617.6 -selected titles:
What does a dentist do? by Heather Miller
What to expect when you go to the dentist by Heidi Murkoff
The dentist & you by Diane Swanson
Fiction -selected titles:
The Berenstain bears visit the dentist by Stan & Jan Berenstain j E-pb B
Going to the dentist by Anne Civardi j E-pb C
Danny goes to the dentist by Robert Robinson
Danny and his sister go to the dentist to have their teeth checked.
My dentist by Harlow Rockwell
Going to the dentist by Fred Rogers
Vera goes to the dentist by Vera Rosenberry
Vera has an unexpected reaction when the dentist tries to polish her teeth.
Harry and the dinosaurs say "Raahh!" by Ian Whybrow
A young boy takes his toy dinosaurs with him to the dentist.
Videos -selected titles
A trip to the dentist through Pinatta's view j VC 617.6
DOCTORS & NURSES
Non-fiction - j 610.73 & 610.695 -selected titles:
Doctors by Marlene Targ Brill j 610.695 Bri
Doctors help people by Amy Moses j 610.695 Gre
What does a doctor do? by Felicia Lowenstein j 610.695 Low
A day in the life of a nurse by Connie Fluet j 610.73 Flu
What does a nurse do? by Lisa Trumbauer j 610.73 Tru
Fiction -selected titles:
Mother Mother I feel sick, send for the doctor quick quick quick by Remy Charlip
An stomachache is cured when a doctor removes some strange objects from a boy’s stomach.
Going to the doctor by Anne Civardi j E-pb C
My friend the doctor by Joanna Cole
Hannah visits the doctor.
Kevin and the school nurse by Martine Davison
When Kevin visits the school nurse, he learns about good nutrition and sees her helping children with all kinds of problems.
Robby visits the doctor by Martine Davison
Robby visits the doctor after he wakes up with an earache.
Dr. Duck by H.M. Ehrlich
Who will take care of Dr. Duck when he gets sick?
Help! by Christopher Inns
Doctor Hopper and Nurse Barker cure sick toys.
Froggy goes to the doctor by Jonathan London
After Froggy’s visit to the doctor he is pronounced a very healthy frog by Dr. Mugwort.
Time to see the doctor by Heather Maisner
Ben discovers that visiting the doctor isn’t scary after all.
My doctor by Harlow Rockwell
A young child visits the doctor's office j E-pb R
Felix feels better by Rosemary Wells
When Felix feels bad his mother takes him to Doctor Duck, who makes everything better.
Betsy and the doctor by Gunilla Wolde
Betsy visits the hospital emergency room after she falls out of a tree.
Videos -selected titles:
Don't be afraid of the doctor j VC 610.695 Shu
The doctor, your friend j VC ROGERS
Elmo visits the doctor j DVD SESAME
Non-fiction - selected titles:
Emergency workers are on their way! by Bobbie Kalman j 363.34 Kal
What does an EMT do? by Anna Louise Jordan j 610.69 Jor
Fiction -selected titles:
I drive an ambulance by Sarah Bridges j Em BRIDGES
Emergency! by Gail Gibbons
Emergency crews and their special equipment save people from danger. j Em GIBBONS
Videos -selected titles:
To the hospital j VC 362.1 Tot
Spend a Day with Rescue Workers j DVD 610.69 Spe
Non-fiction - j 630 -selected titles:
At the farm by Sandy Francis j 630 Fra
If you were a farmer by Virginia Schomp j 630 Sch
Milk from cow to carton by Aliki j 637 Ali
Fiction -selected titles:
Oh, crumps! by Lee Bock j 468 Boc
A sleepy farmer has a mixed-up list of his chores. How will he ever milk the fence and repair the cow? (Bilinqual)
1001 things to spot on the farm by Gillian Doherty
Find and count things in these illustrations of farms from around the world.
Farmer Mack measures his pig by Tony Johnston
When Farmer Mack tries to measure his fat pig, he create chaos on his farm
The little farm by Lois Lenski
Farmer Small takes good care of his little farm.
Tremendous tractors by Tony Mitton j Em MITTON
This is the farmer by Nancy Tafuri
A farmer's kiss causes an amusing chain of events.
Farmer duck by Martin Waddell
A kind and hardworking duck takes care of a farm because the owner is too lazy.
Old MacDonald by Rosemary Wells j T WELLS
Videos -j VC 630- selected titles:
Fantastic journey to the farm
Fresh from the family farm
Let's go to the farm
Vrrrooommm!: farming for kids
FIREFIGHTERS
Non-fiction - j 628.92 -selected titles:
Firefighters by Paulette Bourgeois
Firefighters to the rescue! by Bobbie Kalman
Smokejumpers one to ten by Chris L. Demarest
At the fire station by Carol Greene
Fiction -selected titles:
Poinsettia and the firefighters by Felicia Bond
Poinsettia Pig feels safer when she discovers that fire fighters keep watch during the night.
Firefighters A to Z by Chris L. Demarest j Eac DEMAREST
Firefighters fight fires by Carol Greene
See what happens when a fire alarm goes off at a firehouse. j Em GREEN
Firefighters to the rescue! by Kersten Hamilton
Follow fire fighters through an ordinary, adventure-filled day. j Em HAMILTON
Flying firefighters by Gary Hines
Some firefighters use a helicopter to help put out forest fires. j Em HINES
I'm going to be a fire fighter by Edith Kunhardt j E-pb K
The little fire engine by Lois Lenski
Fireman Small and his little fire engine race to the rescue. j Em LENSKI
A trip to the firehouse by Wendy Cheyette Lewison j Em LEWISON
Big Frank's fire truck by Leslie McGuire j E-pb M
The fire station by Robert Munsch j Em MUNSCH
At the firehouse by Anne Rockwell
Jason visits the firehouse on Visitor's Day and learns all about being a firefighter. j Em ROCKWELL
Fireman Small by Wong Herbert Yee
Everytime he goes to bed, Fireman Small is called to rescue an animal in trouble. j Em YEE
Videos –j DVD 628.92 -selected titles:
A day in the life of a firefighter!
Firefighter George & fire engines
Spend a day with firefighters
Non-fiction - j 027 -selected titles:
Librarians help us find information by Carol Greene j 027 Gre
Fiction -selected titles:
Librarians A to Z by Jean Johnson
Visit a librarian’s world with the letters of the alphabet. j Eac JOHNSON
Tomás and the library lady by Pat Mora
Tomás finds an entire world to explore in the books at the local public library.
Wild about books by Judy Sierra
A librarian named drives her bookmobile to the zoo by mistake.
Carlo and the really nice librarian by Jessica Spanyol
Carlo the giraffe and Crackers the cat meet a very friendly librarian.
Beverly Billingsly can't catch by Alexander Stadler
Beverly and Oliver get some pointers about softball from their favorite librarian.
Library Lil by Suzanne Williams
A formidable librarian makes readers out of everyone, including a tough, television-loving motorcycle gang.
Videos -selected titles:
Library j DVD 307.3 Myc
Non-fiction - selected titles:
Deadline! : from news to newspaper by Gail Gibbons j 070 Gib
The furry news: how to make a newspaper by Loreen Leedy
Big Bear, Rabbit, and the other animals work hard to write, edit, and print their newspaper. j 070.4 Lee
Fiction -selected titles:
Headlines by Malcolm Hall
Mysterious headlines are appearing in Theodore Cat’s newspaper. j Er HALL
Delivery by Anastasia Suen
Many kinds of deliveries take place during a day, from newspaper deliveries to people flying in airplanes. j Em SUEN
Night city by Monica Wellington
Some city workers stay up all night to work in their jobs.
Videos -selected titles:
The big newspaper
Go behind the scenes of USA Today. j VC 070 Big / j DVD 070
Extra, extra j VC 371.384
Non-fiction - j 363.2 -selected titles:
Police officers by Paulette Bourgeois
At the police station by Carol Greene
What does a police officer do? by Felicia Lowenstein
What can she be? A police officer by Gloria and Esther Goldreich
Fiction -selected titles:
Police officers, A to Z by Jean Johnson
Learn about police officers in this alphabet book. j Eac JOHNSON
Policeman Small by Lois Lenski
Discover the daily duties of a corner traffic cop.
Make way for ducklings by Robert McCloskey
A Boston policeman helps Mr. and Mrs. Mallard return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight children.
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
Gloria the police dog accompanies Officer Buckle on his trips to the elementary school where he gives safety speeches.
A day at the police station by Richard Scarry
Bridget spends a day at work with her father, Sergeant Murphy. j Em SCARRY
Videos -selected titles:
Officer Buckle and Gloria j VC OFFICER
I wanna be a police officer j VC 363.2 Iwa
Spend a Day with Police Officers j DVD 363.2 Spe
Awesome police vehicles j VC 629.225
There goes a police car j VC 629.225
POSTAL WORKERS
Non-fiction - j 383.145 -selected titles:
What does a mail carrier do? by Lisa Trumbauer
Postal workers by Paulette Bourgeois
Learn about the different jobs that contribute to mail delivery by following a letter on its way to its destination.
Fiction -selected titles:
Send it by Don Carter
Follow a package on its way across the country. j Em CARTER
The giant postman by Sally Grindley
Billy takes a letter to the giant postman's house. j Er GRINDLEY
The giant hug by Sandra Horning
Owen sends a real hug to his grandmother for her birthday that is passed on by the postal workers in its path.
Mr. Griggs' work by Cynthia Rylant
Mr. Griggs loves his work at the post office.
Hi by Ann Herbert Scott
At the post office, Margarita sees people carrying many different types of mail.
No mail for Mitchell by Catherine Siracusa
When Mitchell the mailman becomes sick he is the one who finally receives some mail. j Er SIRACUSA
Mailing May by Michael O. Tunnell
In 1914, May gets mailed and rides the mail car on the train to see her grandmother.
Harvey Hare, postman extraordinaire by Bernadette Watts
The animals plan to give the postman the perfect present.
Videos -selected titles:
There goes a mail truck j VC 629.225
Non-fiction -selected titles:
Pizza man by Marjorie Pillar
Photographs show the pizza man, from when he starts mixing the dough until he serves a slice to a hungry customer. j 641.824 Pil
Cosmo's restaurant by Harriet Langsam Sobol j 647.95 Sob
Fiction -selected titles:
Frank and Ernest by Alexandra Day
Two friends take over a diner where they learn about responsibility and food talk.
Minnie’s Diner by Dayle Ann Dodds
Five boys and their Dad forget about their chores on the farm to enjoy Minnie's good cooking.
Big Jimmy's Kum Kau Chinese take-out by Ted Lewin
The life in a busy Chinese restaurant is seen through the eyes of the owner's young son.
Mel's Diner by Marissa Moss
Mabel likes helping her father and mother run their diner.
The greatest potatoes by Penelope Stowell
In 1853, a fry cook invents the potato chip.
Pizza at Sally's by Monica Wellington
Sally bakes hot and bubbly pizzas for her customers to take home or eat in her pizzeria.
Non-fiction - j 363.72 -selected titles:
Garbage collectors by Paulette Bourgeois
What does a sanitation worker do? by Heather Miller
Fiction -selected titles:
I drive a garbage truck by Sarah Bridgesj Em BRIDGES
Garbage trucks by Jean Eick j Em EICK
Trash trucks! by Daniel Kirk
Trash trucks eat up all the garbage. j Em KIRK
The garbage truck by Ruth Koeppel
I stink! by Kate & Jim McMullan
A big city garbage truck picks up all the garbage. j Em MCMULLAN
Dear garbage man by Gene Zion
Stan the garbage man would rather save the garbage than put it in the garbage truck. j Em ZION
Trashy town by Andrea Zimmerman
Mr. Gillie, the trash man, cleans up his town. j Em ZIMMERMAN
Videos -selected titles:
Garbage day j VC 363.72 Gar
There goes a garbage truck j VC 363.72 The
STOREKEEPERS
Non-fiction - j 381.148 -selected titles:
At the grocery store by Carol Greene
Grocers sell us food by Carol Greene
Fiction -selected titles:
A day at the market by Sara Anderson
Visit a busy Seattle market where residents buy their food and flowers at farmers' stalls and merchant shops.
Grandpa's corner store by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan
A grocer’s granddaughter and his neighbors convince Grandfather to keep his corner grocery business open even though a new supermarket is opening nearby.
A fruit & vegetable man by Roni Schotter
After Sun Ho watches the fruit and vegetable man at work he begins helping in the store.
Non-fiction - j 371.1 -selected titles:
Teachers help us learn by Carol Greene
What is a teacher? by Barbara Lehn
What does a teacher do? by Felicia Lowenstein
Fiction -selected titles:
Miss Nelson is missing! by Harry Allard
After a strict substitute teacher takes her place, Miss Nelson's students realize that they must find their cheery teacher and bring her back to school.
Arthur's teacher trouble by Marc Brown
Arthur is chosen to be in the school spellathon.
Brand-new pencils, brand-new books by Diane De Groat
Gilbert finds nice surprises in first grade instead of the things he was worried about.
Mrs. McBloom, clean up your classroom! by Kelly DiPucchio
An entire town joins in to help their favorite teacher clean up her messy classroom.
Ms. Bitsy Bat's kindergarten by Pamela Edwards
The new kindergarten teacher at Oak Tree School is a bat.
Miss Malarkey leaves no reader behind by Judy Finchler
Miss Malarkey promises that she’ll find each of her students a book to love by the end of the year.
This is the teacher by Rhonda Gowler Greene
A rhyming book about a teacher's hectic and funny day.
My teacher can teach--anyone! by W. Nikola-Lisa
A rhyming alphabet story about a boy and his remarkable teacher.
Teacher Appreciation Day by Lynne Plourde
Maybella cannot decide how to show her teacher how much she is appreciated.
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! by Dr. Seuss
The students of Diffendoofer School celebrate
their unusual teachers.
What teachers can't do by Douglas Wood
There are some things that teachers cannot do, like going down the tube slide at recess.
Videos -selected titles:
Going to school j VC ROGERS
Mister Rogers talks about the many caring teachers who are at school to help children learn.
TRUCK DRIVERS
Non-fiction -selected titles:
Truck drivers deliver goods by Carol Greene j 305.9388 Gre
I can be a truck driver by June Behrens j 388.3 Beh
A day in the life of a cross-country trucker by Mariam Anne Bourne j 388.3 Bou
At the trucking company by Carol Greene j 388.324 Gre
Tractor-trailer trucker : a powerful truck book by Joyce Slayton Mitchell j 629.224 Mit
What does a truck driver do? by Lisa Trumbauer j 629.224 Tru
Fiction -selected titles:
The neighborhood trucker by Louise Borden
Elliot wants to be like Slim, his favorite trucker. j Em BORDEN
I drive a dump truck by Sarah Bridges j Em BRIDGES
Frank and Ernest on the road by Alexandra Day
Two friends become familiar with the experiences and CB slang of truck drivers.
The trucker by Brenda Weatherby
Wesley dreams his toy truck grows big enough for him to have a trucking adventure. j Em WEATHERBY
Videos -selected titles:
Truck adventures j DVD 629.224
Non-fiction - j 636.089 -selected titles:
Say woof! : the day of a country veterinarian by Gail Gibbons
What does a veterinarian do? by Felicia Lowenstein
Animal hospital by Judith Walker-Hodge
Fiction -selected titles:
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
George the dog visits the vet when he loses his bark.
Sally goes to the vet by Stephen Huneck
When Sally the dog is injured while playing in the yard she has to be rushed to the vet's office
Good dog, Paw! by Chinlun Lee
April the veterinarian and her dog Paw treat patients together in April’s office.
Non-fiction - j 590.73 -selected titles:
Zookeepers care for animals by Amy Moses
Jungle Jack Hanna's what zookeepers do by Jack Hanna
Working at a zoo by Bertram Knight
Mother to tigers by George Ella Lyon
The story of Helen Martini who founded the Bronx Zoo's animal nursery in 1944. j 92M MARTINI Lyo
Fiction -selected titles:
Be nice to spiders by Margaret Bloy Graham
Helen, the spider, helps the zoo animals by catching flies.
Our class took a trip to the zoo by Shirley Neitzel
A boy has a fun, adventure-filled day at the zoo.
Good night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
All the zoo animals follow their zookeeper home.
Follow the zookeeper by Patricia Relf
Follow zookeeper Mr. Scott during a busy day.
Sam who never forgets by Eve Rice
Sam the zookeeper never forgets to feed the animals.
A lion named Shirley Williamson by Bernard Waber
A lion with an unusual name is a favorite with Seymour the zookeeper.
Non-fiction -selected titles:
Jobs people do by Christopher Maynard j 331.702 May
Community helpers from A to Z by Bobbie Kalman j 331.772 Kal
Emergency workers are on their way! by Bobbie Kalman. j 363.34 Kal
Rescue vehicles by Louisa Somervillej 629.04 Som
Rescue-mania! by Caroline Bingham j 629.225 Bin
Emergency vehicles by Chris Oxlade j 629.225 Oxl
All around town! : exploring your community through craft fun by Judy Press j 745.5 Pre
Crafts for kids who are learning about-- community workers by Kathy Ross
j 745.5 Ros
Fiction -selected titles:
Girls A to Z by Eve Bunting j Ea BUNTING
Community helpers from A to Z by Bobbie Kalman j Eac KALMAN
What am I? by Debbie MacKinnon j Ea MACKINNON
All about things people do by Melanie & Chris Rice j Ea RICE
Everybody works by Shelley Rotner j Ea ROTNER
Richard Scarry's busy workers j E-pb S
The biggest job of all by Harriet Ziefert j Ea ZIEFERT
Videos -selected titles:
Caillou : I want to grow up j VC CAILLOU
Richard Scarry's best busy people video ever! j VC SCARRY
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