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Books > Children's & Educational > Social studies > Sociology & social issues > Work & industry / world of work
It's never too early to start getting excited about the future!
Using simple language to explain different jobs, this charming book
demonstrates to young children how different careers can help
people. Includes roles such as translator, charity worker, sports
coach, care worker and yoga teacher, as well as teacher, doctor,
nurse and police officer. When I Grow Up is a series of four books
each containing 13 different jobs that are involved in helping
people, looking after the planet, the creative industries and STEM.
Early readers will be engaged as they find out how a skyscraper is
built and what goes inside when it's completed. This nonfiction
title features detailed, vibrant images, helpful definitions and
diagrams, and simple, informational text. Readers will be eager to
learn all they can about the architecture that goes into building
these amazing skyscrapers!
Create a playground, mine a quarry and demolish a building in this
entertaining activity book for young children. There are over 200
reusable stickers of diggers, cranes, trucks and workers to add to
the building sites, and a fold-out back cover to store stickers
when not in use.
Money makes the world go around.... but who looks after our money?
Is money good? What are taxes? What is the future of money? These
are all very BIG questions that need exploring and the sooner
children start thinking about the answers, the better our world
will be. Content includes the following questions and our attempt
to answer them: What is money?Where does money come from?Who were
the first people to use money? What is money used for?Is money the
same everywhere in the world? Who looks after our money?Is money
good?Who studies money?What are taxes?How does money grow?What
problems can money cause?How do people earn money?What is the
future of money? This delightful series builds foundations for
life-long learning by explaining big ideas to little people. Using
simple language to explain complicated ideas, each book takes the
core questions that relate to each subject and provides answers
that make sense to young children. Stunning illustrations support
the non-fiction narrative ensuring our picture book approach feels
fresh and different.
The second adventure in Maz Evans's laugh-out-loud funny Vi Spy
series! PRAISE FOR THE SERIES: 'Twists, turns, spies and surprises.
What more do you want? Tears? Laughter? Maz Evans delivers them
all.' FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE 'Wildly hilarious' THE GUARDIAN Vi is
failing at top spy school Rimmington Hall - even though the school
motto is 'Failure is Not an Option'. To make it worse,
nearly-stepbrother Russell Sprout is an A* student. Worst of all,
Vi's shadowy nemesis Umbra is still at large. Can Vi unveil the
arch-villain before she gets expelled and her parents ground her
for ever? She'll need the help of old friends and new, including
9-year-old super-hacker Missy Fit and BFF Tamina, who aims to save
the world in a different way ... The second book in a brilliant
middle-grade comedy adventure series; follows book 1, Vi Spy:
Licence to Chill, which was shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards.
From the bestselling author of the Who Let the Gods Out? series;
book 1 shortlisted for the Waterstones Book Prize. A laugh-out-loud
funny, high-octane spy story perfect for readers aged 8 and up.
Perfectly combines humour and heart: addresses the realities of
being caught between divorcing parents. Praise for the WHO LET THE
GODS OUT? series: 'I totally fell in love with Elliot and the gods,
and I think you're all going to love them too.' ROBIN STEVENS 'One
of the funniest new voices in children's literature. The laughs
come thick and fast' DAVID SOLOMONS '[A] relentlessly witty,
fast-paced middle grade adventure' M.G. LEONARD
This book is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to
book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with
UCL Institute of Education (IOE) Robots on the Farm is a
non-fiction text reporting on how robots are used in farming. The
simple sentence structure offers readers the opportunity for an
independent reading experience with the support of the
illustrations. Reading Champion offers independent reading books
for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading
skills. This early non-fiction text is accompanied by engaging
artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded
so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging
reading for pleasure.
Where can you get paid to deal with pet food, fish guts and organ
meat? In the food industry! Readers will explore some of the most
disgusting food-related jobs, down to the dirty details. They'll
enjoy this high-interest topic so much they won't realize they're
learning important information about STEM jobs.
A lot of people have to get dirty in order to keep our water clean.
From city sewage workers to portable toilet cleaners, readers will
learn all the dirty details of jobs working with water and sewers.
They'll enjoy this high-interest topic so much they won't realize
they're learning important information about STEM jobs.
Do you love roller coasters? Then maybe you could get a job
designing one. There are more jobs for those who love an adrenaline
rush than you probably ever realized. From adventure guides to bomb
squad technicians, readers will learn about various STEM and STEAM
jobs for thrill seekers and what it takes to get one.
A friendly and fascinating book about how to work with animals, for
children from 6+, written by vet and CBeebies presenter Dr Jess
French Do you have what it takes to become a vet, a horse trainer
or to work at a nature reserve? Find out all about the incredible
animal jobs you could do, from training to become an animal
behaviourist or a wildlife rehabilitator to working at a zoo or
even becoming a bug wrangler! This fully illustrated book will
inspire any child with an interest in animals.
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A Coder Like Me
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Shini Somara; Illustrated by Nadja Sarell
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Engaging illustrations and an empowering story combine to introduce
young readers to the world of coding, computers and
problem-solving. Curious Sam has lots of questions. What is an
algorithm? Could a robot be instructed to walk a dog? What is
artificial intelligence? A day spent with Auntie Jo turns into a
fascinating lesson in coding for Sam! They discover that the world
is full of clever computers, find out about the language they
"speak" and the brilliant coders who have helped us to understand
it. Maybe Sam can try out some awesome coding projects and become a
coder too? With pages encouraging kids to try out coding for
themselves and opening their minds to the fun things that can be
created using computer code, this brilliant picture book written by
engineer and TV presenter Dr Shini Somara unlocks a love of coding
and computing and celebrates women in STEM.
A fantastic sticker activity book about all the different jobs Paddington has put his paws to since moving from Peru.
The young bear has been a police officer, a fire bear, a waiter, a detective, a dancer, a singer and a monster hunter to name but a few. Your very important job is to help him complete all the puzzles in this activity book using the stickers inside.
Some kids love getting dirty or at least don't mind being dirty.
Good thing there are plenty of jobs those who don't mind a little
grime. From crime scene photographer to the endocrinologist who
studies poo at the zoo, readers will learn about various STEM and
STEAM dirty jobs and what it takes to get one.
Celebrate the people who help us in Superstars: When I'm a Doctor.
This entertaining board book takes toddlers on an imaginary shift
in a surgery. Push, pull and slide the tabs to help the doctor
attend to her patients and make everyone feel better! Little ones
will love exploring the engaging scenes, illustrated by Steph
Hinton. With lots to see and talk about, young children will learn
all about what doctors do - and why we need them. A fantastic first
introduction to careers, this book teaches young children that one
day they could do the job of a doctor, too! Also available for
aspiring Superstars: When I'm a Nurse, When I'm a Firefighter.
A fun and magical tour of the world of working with animals, with
Billie and their very silly pet cat, Mia! Does your child love
animals? Do they think that they might want to work with animals
one day when they are grown up? Help your child to find out about
all sorts of animal-related jobs that people do. Billie has a very
special dressing up box. When they choose an outfit from the box,
they are whisked away to meet all sorts of people doing all kinds
of amazing job. In Working with Animals, Billie and Mia meet a vet,
a mounted police officer, an ornithologist, a bee keeper, a
wildlife film-maker, a zoologist and many more. Together, they find
out lots of interesting things about the STEM skills these people
use to do their jobs. (And be sure to take a close look to see what
naughty and silly things Mia gets up to in the funny
illustrations.) Jump into Jobs is no ordinary science careers
series. It's designed to help young children to think not only
about the job that they might want to do in the future, but to be
inspired by the world of work that is happening all around them.
Each book concludes with a spread to encourage children to research
the topic further through fun activities. The series is perfect for
children aged 5 and up who are interested in what adults do all day
and as part of a well rounded PSHE and Science curriculum. Title in
the series: Working with Animals Working in Space Working
Underwater Working with Weather
Look Inside a Hospital is a fabulous addition to the Look Inside
series, a fascinating insight into what really goes on in a
hospital and an important book for any child who might be visiting
ill relatives or need to go into hospital themselves. Find out what
it's like to stay overnight, how operations happen and where babies
are born.
Describes some of the things that veterinarians do to help animals
stay healthy. Explore how pets are taken care of in a vet clinic.
Scream meets Gossip Girl with a dash of One of Us is Lying!
When it comes to horror movies, the rules are clear:
- Avoid abandoned buildings, warehouses, and cabins at all
times.
- Stay together: don’t split up, not even just to “check
something out.…
- If there’s a murderer on the loose, do NOT make out with
anyone …
New girl Rachel Chavez turns to horror movies for comfort, preferring
them to the bored rich kids of her fancy New York High School. But then
Rachel is recruited by the Mary Shelley Club, a mysterious student club
that sets up terrifying Fear Tests; elaborate pranks inspired by urban
legends and horror movies.
But when a sinister masked figure appears, Rachel realises that her
past has caught up with her. It’s time for the ultimate prank to play
out …
Reveal the hidden science all around us! People use science every
single day in their jobs, sometimes without realising! From a
smoothie maker creating a vortex to blend fruit and vegetables to
firefighters extinguishing a blaze by breaking the fire triangle,
the jobs and occupations at the heart of this super-creative
non-fiction read will inspire all children to seek out the everyday
science in the world around us.
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