The short rhyming verse in this oversize picture book counts up from one to ten and down again, as it shows the hard, dangerous work that smokejumpers do. Although each page boasts only one short line of text, the book conveys a surprising amount of information. The bold, colorful artwork vividly portrays the firefighters’ heroism for younger readers, while an endnote (provided by the author, a volunteer firefighter himself) supplies supplementary definitions and context for older readers.