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1) Teachers
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces young readers to the responsibilities of schoolteachers and the role they play in the community.
5) Custodians
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces custodians to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
8) Firefighters
Author
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A look at fire fighters and what they do.
Author
Publisher
Red Shed, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Whether you want to make things, draw, write, be in charge, get messy, help people, solve mysteries, discover new things, be outside, work with animals, numbers or machines, or do something loud or quiet, there's something for everyone! So if you decide you want to be outside, then a surfing coach, conservation worker, photographer and tree surgeon are just some of the brilliant jobs you could choose. Or if you love working with numbers then perhaps...
11) Who will I be?
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"When Isabel's teacher asks her students who they want to be when they grow up, Isabel doesn't have an answer. Isabel knows it makes her happy to help her friends, neighbors, and family--but can a person really grow up to be a helper? It's time for Isabel to open her eyes and her heart and see all the different jobs people do: the police officers, firefighters, soldiers, teachers, doctors, and clergy who dedicate their lives to helping people every...
Series
Publisher
Walter Foster Jr
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
ABC What Can She Be? presents a colorful world of possibilities, from astronaut to zoologist and everything in between, for all little girls with big dreams. Not even the sky is the limit with this fun approach to learning the alphabet! ABC What Can She Be? encourages young girls by presenting a colorful variety of choices for their future careers. ABC What Can She Be? explores 26 different career paths, including engineer, writer, neurosurgeon, software...
13) Life savers
Author
Publisher
Magic Cat Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Meet eleven real-life emergency service heroes and discover what their days are like and the important equipment they use to save lives.
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This non-fiction career resource features twenty-five diverse jobs and people. Using full-color photos, these profiles explore how each individual was able to achieve their dream job, and what their dream job entails. This includes their areas of study, relevant job experience, and more. Spin-off jobs, fun facts, pro tips round out this career guide, as well as spotlight features on children currently working toward their dream jobs. Also included...
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press Inc
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"In this full-color, nonfiction resource, profiles of twenty-five diverse individuals share how each person got interested in their field, how they studied or trained for it, how others typically study or train for it, and their experience in their career. Informative sidebars share spin-off jobs, fun facts, pro tips about how readers can try out the field, and spotlight features about children who are doing just that. The book includes a table of...
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Six decades ago, on August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom--a moment often revered as the culmination of this Black-led protest. But at its core, the March on Washington was not a beautiful dream of future integration; it was a mass outcry for jobs and freedom NOW--not at some undetermined point in the future. It was a revolutionary march with its...
Author
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Cynthia Weill scores again with an early concept book that bring every kind of job to life, including the work of the dedicated palm weavers of Flavio Gallardo's workshop, whose miniature palm weavings illustrate this playful book, teaching children words for work in two languages. The weavers live in the village of Chigmecatitlán in the Mixteca part of the Mexican state of Puebla. With tremendous skill and patience, the artisans of this region...
Publisher
The School of Life Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
It's impossible for a child to spend too long around adults without one of them coming up and asking, as if it were the most normal thing in the world, "What do you want to do when you grow up?" They mean for this to be a relatively simple question; the idea is that you'll quite easily be able to say something like, "A teacher" or "A doctor" and then the adult will move on--and bother someone else. But the truth can be a lot more complicated, and...
19) Castle
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this first-ever standalone full-color edition, Castle is lavishly reborn in digitally finished drawings rendered with felt-tip markers and colored pencils. Factual and artistic details shine in light of newly researched information. With characteristic zest and wit. Architecture enthusiasts of all ages will marvel at the staggering possibilities of human imagination and ingenuity.
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