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Farmers shows readers how farmers help their communities, using
familiar examples of the food they provide. Vivid photographs and
easy-to-read text aid comprehension for early readers. Features
include a table of contents, an infographic, fun facts, Making
Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the
book give readers access to book-specific resources to further
their learning.
Are you a creative person who loves to create your own looks with
hair and makeup? Do you enjoy helping others feel better about
themselves? Are you interested in learning ways to help people
achieve healthier hair, skin, and nails? If you are passionate
about these things, then a career in cosmetology may be right for
you. Within the cosmetology field, you will find opportunities for
challenge and growth while developing and sharing your skills and
creativity in hair, makeup, skincare treatments, and hair
removal-there are many career choices available to you. This book
will walk you through the various steps in determining whether this
is the field for you, from developing a deeper understanding of
what a career in cosmetology entails to arming yourself with the
information you need to earn the necessary qualifications and land
your dream job in an exciting, challenging, and potentially
lucrative fiel
A career in the non-governmental organization (NGO) sector is an
ideal and ambitious choice for anyone who is committed to applying
their skills and professional effort to identifying, examining, and
helping to resolve the problems confronting the world around them.
From combatting human abuses, alleviating famine, working to save
the environment, protecting animals, ensuring a safe world for
children-locally, nationally, or internationally, a career within
the NGO sector can make you a part of the solution. This book walks
you through the steps of deciding whether an NGO career is right
for you and understanding the types of roles available within the
sector. It also explains the educational requirements you will need
to fulfill as well as how to plan your academic track, as well as
get your career started after graduation. A career within the NGO
sector is an exciting one. A competitive field, it offers the
opportunity for life-long learning and challenge.
Welcome to the exciting world of Biomedical Science Professionals!
If you think you might like to turn your interest in the biology of
people and other animals, take a look at all the amazing careers
that are available to you within the world of the biomedical
sciences. So what exactly do these people do on the job, day in and
day out? What kind of skills and educational background do you need
to succeed in these fields? How much can you expect to make, and
what are the pros and cons of these various fields? Is this even
the right career path for you? This book covers seven of the many,
many careers in this growing and well-respected field. You'll also
find interviews with professionals talking about their day-to-day
and their take on the future of their fields. Biomedical Engineer
Clinical Biochemist Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Epidemiologist Forensic Scientist Medical scientist Microbiologist
This book explores the growing, lucrative, exciting field of
cybersecurity (also called information security or InfoSec) in an
approachable, interesting, inviting way, geared towards middle
school and high school students. The book covers many titles within
this profession, such as security analysts/engineers, security
architects, security administrators, security software developers,
and cryptographers/cryptanalysts. For each of these five sub-areas,
the book explains the pros and cons, the educational requirements,
projected annual wages, personality traits that match, market
projections, working conditions and expectations, and more3/4all
laid out in lists, images, tables and charts, and lots of other
graphically pleasing elements that are easy to consume and
understand. You'll even see read interviews from five real InfoSec
professionals who work in the field, with real-world advice,
stories, and anecdotes! The goal is to teach younger readers enough
about being an InfoSec professional, to give them a clear view as
to whether this field is a good fit for them, as well as to give
them some direction and advice for preparing for this career while
in high school.
This ongoing series serves as a stepping stone in understanding
specific careers and provides a wealth of information on the
education and training needed within each profession along with a
look towards the future of the field with an informative employment
outlook. For those looking to relocate overseas, or who want to see
the world as they embark on their career, Careers Overseas is
designed to provide need-to-know information on the wide variety of
career paths that students have to choose from. Whether they are
considering international internships, international volunteer
organizations working with youth, education, the environment,
research, or healthcare, or those with an interest to join a U.S.
company with offices overseas, this volume provides students with
need-to-know data on many different career options, including:
Peace Corps Worker English Teacher Construction Worker Medical
Staff Member of the Armed Forces International Relations Diplomat
Community Project Staff Travel Writer Detailed and accessible
chapters provide real-world information about these in-demand
professions, including: A Day in the Life, Work Environment,
Education & Training, Earnings & Advancement, Employment
Outlook, Networking Contacts, Areas with the Highest Employment
Levels, and Conversations with Real Professionals.
You might be surprised at the huge variety of materials we use
every day, in the places we live, the vehicles we use, the clothes
we wear, and in preparing the food we eat. This book explores how
materials engineers research, design, and develop the materials
needed to make these products a reality. Readers will also learn
how to combine their understanding of materials science and the
engineering design process to tackle a design challenge of their
own.
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