Series in Careers
Books in Careers
Anastasia at Your Service
A long, boring summer--that's what Anastasia has to look forward to when her best friend goes off to camp. She's thrilled when old Mrs. Bellingham answers her ad for a job as a Lady's Companion. Anastasia is sure her troubles are over--she'll be busy and earn money! But she doesn't expect to have to polish silver and serve at Mrs. Bellingham's granddaughter's birthday party as a maid! As if that isn't bad enough, she accidentally drops a piece of silverware down the garbage disposal and must use her earnings to pay for it! Is the summer destined to be a disaster?
Anastasia at Your Service
A long, boring summer--that's what Anastasia has to look forward to when her best friend goes off to camp. She's thrilled when old Mrs. Bellingham answers her ad for a job as a Lady's Companion. Anastasia is sure her troubles are over--she'll be busy and earn money! But she doesn't expect to have to polish silver and serve at Mrs. Bellingham's granddaughter's birthday party as a maid! As if that isn't bad enough, she accidentally drops a piece of silverware down the garbage disposal and must use her earnings to pay for it! Is the summer destined to be a disaster?
Big Mike's Police Car
Kids will have a ball taking a ride with Big Mike as he goes through a day in the life of a typical police officer. Whether it’s helping to find someone lost in the woods or tracking down a stolen ham, Big Mike makes it clear that police officers work hard to help people and keep them safe.
Chief Rhino to the Rescue!
Chief Rhino is the bravest person in Whoops-a-Daisy World, so when he sees the flicker of flames in a window, he knows he must race to the rescue. If anyone can save the day, Chief Rhino can! In this new adventure from Whoops-a-Daisy World, children can spot their old friends from Doctor Meow's Big Emergency in the background and make new friends, too. Sam Lloyd's humorous, brightly colored art is thoroughly kid-friendly and will appeal to fans of Curious George and Richard Scarry's Busytown books.
Great Careers for People Fascinated by the Government and Law(With: Anne Marie Males)
Career Connections are unique references designed specifically for use by students exploring careers that fit their interests. Each full-color volume presents biographical and career sketches of a variety of exciting jobs. Students will find information on classes, activities, organizations, publications and suggestions on summer jobs and volunteer work that will help them with career exploration; step-by-step descriptions of how to search, apply and interview for a job; real-life resumes, applications and interviews from profiled individuals; and much more. Series 1 covers science, technology and math; Series 2 covers communications, the arts and entrepreneurship; Series 3 covers a variety of careers, including those in government, communications technology, food service, travel and tourism, art and art design, and more.
Great Careers for People Interested in Communications Technology
Packed with activities and deatiled descriptions, this text aims to help the reader to find out more about their future career options. Covering a broad range of careers that will inspire people interested in all areas of new technology and communications, the careers suggetsed in this text range from marketing on the internet through to splicing fibreoptic cables. With clues on how to get started and advice on related careers, this text should help focus the choices for those keen to make the mosts of their interest in new technology and computer skills.
How This Book Was Made
Beloved author and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Mac Barnett teams up with bestselling artist Adam Rex to reveal the nitty-gritty process of making a book...with a few unexpected twists along the way! You may think you know how this book was made, but you don't. Sure, the author wrote many drafts, and the illustrator took a long time creating the art, but then what? How'd it get into your hands? Well, open the cover and read through these pages to find out. Just beware of the pirates and angry tiger. Budding writers and artists will laugh at the mix of reality and the absurd as the story makes its way to a shelf...and eventually, to a reader. "Fans of these wacky creators will eat it up." — School Library Journal Don't miss these other books by Mac Barnett! Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem Chloe and the Lion Rules of the House Oh No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World) Oh No! Not Again! (Or How I Built a Time Machine to Save History)
I Can Be Anything!
When I grow up, what shall I be? This exuberant book offers up everything from a paper plane folder to a puppy dog holder, from a silly joke teller to a snowball smoother. Newbery-Award winning author Jerry Spinelli's simple and charming rhymes are accompanied by internationally-renowned illustrator Jimmy Liao's vibrant and fantastical illustrations. This book is an imaginative joyride about hopes and dreams, and a reminder of all the possibilities life has to offer. So, what do you want to be? Remember--you can be anything!
I'm a Truck Driver
There are many different kinds of trucks to drive. You can dig up dirt with a power shovel, lift steel beams with a giant crane, flatten tar with a steamroller, and push away snow with a snowplow. Preschoolers will love watching the little boy and girl in the story as they sit in the driver's seat of twelve great machines that rumble and tumble and go clinka-vroom vroom !
It Came From Ohio
A portrait of the author of the Goosebumps series as told to Joe Arthur tells what it was like being a kid, how he became a writer, and where he gets his scary ideas. Reprint.
P Is for Police
If you ask a group of five-year-olds what they want to be when they grow up, one of the first responses you get is "a policeman." This exciting picture book goes through the ABCs of policing for young children, including A is for academy and D is for detective.
The Candy Factory Mystery
When Grandfather's friend Mrs. Winkles needs some extra workers at her candy factory, the Boxcar Children are thrilled to help. What could be more fun than spending their days making candy? But working in the factory isn’t as sweet as they expected. Workers are quitting, machinery is breaking down, and mysterious threatening messages are appearing on the candy hearts. It looks like someone is sabotaging Mrs. Winkles’s candy!