Heroes of September 11

Heroes of
September 11
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A Reading A–Z Level J Leveled Book
Word Count: 302
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the morning after the fires.
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People offer thanks to the heroes of September 11.
Help in Hard Times
This emergency showed how brave
people and dogs can be. They
faced danger to keep others safe.
didn‘t stop these heroes from helping
others.
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the remains of an old
or destroyed building or
other structure (p. 12)
ruins (n.)
to save from danger
(p. 7)
rescue (v.)
people known for
brave acts that help
others (p. 4)
heroes (n.)
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wheelchair (n.) a chair with large
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is used by a person
who is disabled or
very weak (p. 6)
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emergency (n.) a sudden and very serious
situation that requires
immediate action (p. 4)
elevators (n.)
platforms or compartments
that carry people and
things to different floors
in a building (p. 5)
Glossary
Heroes of
September 11
Even heroes get hungry. Volunteers kept the heroes of 9/11 fed
both day and night. Movie stars Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins
(left and center) volunteered, along with many other people.
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Emergency ................................ 4
Office Workers ........................... 5
Ironworkers cut beams from the ruins of the burned towers.
The ironworkers had to work with
Dogs ......................................... 7
Firefighters ................................. 9
care to clean up the ruins. They put
Ironworkers .............................. 12
themselves in danger every day until
Help in Hard Times .................... 15
the mess was safe.
Glossary .................................. 16
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that burned.
stepped in to help.
Some of them had built the buildings
was not safe. Many brave heroes
to help. Ironworkers are builders.
find doctors. The fire left a mess that
Ironworkers came from all over
to get out. Hurt people needed to
Ironworkers on the job
caught fire. People inside needed
two huge buildings. The buildings
on September 11, 2001. Planes hit
New York City faced an emergency
Emergency
Smoke floats across the East River after the Twin Towers in New York
City catch fire.
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new photo
A man carries a woman injured in the Twin Towers.
Two men saw a woman in a
wheelchair on floor 68. They saw
An injured man gets help from paramedics and firefighters.
she needed help, so the men carried
Firefighters looked for people to
her to safety. Many office workers
rescue. They found lost people and
stopped to help others that day.
took hurt ones to doctors.
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People rushed down the stairs.
not safe.
It wasn’t safe to use the elevators.
everywhere. These ruins were
The burning buildings filled with smoke.
Piles of broken walls and floors lay
The burned buildings fell down.
Ironworkers
A worker walks past the ruins of the Twin Towers.
Office Workers
People walk out of one of the burning towers.
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Michael Hingson hugs his dog,
Roselle. She led him to safety from
floor 78.
Three dogs
receive medals for
facing danger on
September 11.
Roselle and
Michael Hingson
are at far left.
People are helped away from one of the Twin Towers.
One dog was inside when the fire
Firefighters
themselves in danger to save others.
owner down to safety from floor 78!
buildings and ran inside. They put
blind office worker. The dog led her
Firefighters raced to the burning
started. She helped her owner, a
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Other firefighters cleared the area
that day. Some dogs looked for hurt
around the burning buildings. They
and lost people to rescue. Some
moved everyone away from danger.
dogs just helped people feel better.
Firefighters stand in the ruins where the Twin Towers once stood.
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were dogs. About 400 dogs helped
Not all the heroes were people. Some
Dogs
A rescue dog is moved out of the ruins.