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Books > Children's & Educational > Social studies > Sociology & social issues > Work & industry / world of work
This is a bold, bright and educational bilingual board book that
introduces children to the concept of jobs and occupations in two
languages.
Engineers are the superheroes of the real world. They use their
problem-solving skills to face down the biggest challenges we have,
from creating clean energy to designing prosthetic limbs, from
eliminating food shortages to programming AI to exploring the
surface of Mars. In this book you'll meet 46 engineers, from
apprentices and lab technicians to university professors and
start-up CEOs and hear what problems they are solving and why they
love their jobs. Engineers are changing the world. Will you be one
of them?
Where can you get paid to deal with bugs, bacteria and animal
waste? In the field of science! Readers will explore some of the
most disgusting jobs in science, 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.
Biographical sketches contain photos, chronologies, business advice, and more from such individuals as Laura Ashley, Stephen Covey, Bill Gates, Quincy Jones, and Martha Stewart.
Describes some of the things that veterinarians do to help animals
stay healthy. Explore how pets are taken care of in a vet clinic.
Teens interested in preparing for a career in the arts will find
this introductory resource invaluable as it is the first book to
guide them long before they apply to college or seek a position in
their field. Whether they would like to become actors or
filmmakers, artists, architects, dancers, musicians or singers,
photographers, or writers, this book will show them how to do so.
For each of the arts, an overview of the career, training, and a
discussion of related careers is provided, along with lists of
books, web sites, and organizations for further information.
Sections directed to parents and teachers of the teens, with advice
on how to support and encourage teens in their careers, are also
included. Teens wanting to gain an edge in their craft by
practicing and preparing early will find a wealth of information:
advice from experts in each field provide an inside look on what
skills are necessary for the twenty-first century. Suggestions for
building discipline are provided, such as keeping a writing or
sketching journal, and finding the proper trainers in music, dance,
and acting. Contests and other opportunities that teens can submit
work to or apply for auditions are provided, along with an
extensive list of books, trade journals, Web sites, and
professional and non-professional organizations. Using the
resources in this book will ensure teens are experienced and
well-prepared in their art form when they apply to college or other
professional training and seek positions in their field.
Explore the life and achievements of Wallace Amos, entrepreneur and
founder of Famous Amos cookies.
She took the law into her own hands
Written for younger readers, "Strong-Minded Woman" provides an
engaging look at the life of Lavinia Goodell, Wisconsin's first
female lawyer. Telling Goodell's story from 1858, when she first
decided to become a lawyer, to her place as an actual attorney in
the courtroom, Mary Lahr Schier recounts Goodell's hard work and
determination as she taught herself the law.
Born in 1839 to abolitionist and transcendentalist parents,
Lavinia Goodell grew up determined to change the world. As she met
the runaway slaves that stayed at her childhood home and listened
to the preaching of her church, Lavinia began to form her own ideas
about the world. She decided to be a lawyer, even though her sister
told her to stop "trying to be a man."
Distributed for the Midwest History Press.
New title in the internationally best-selling, and Blue Peter Book
Award-winning series. Following on from the incredible Invented by
Animals, Built by Animals introduces us to the creatures who have
inspired the materials and techniques that are used by humans in
the building world today. Meet over 26 animals behind the most
amazing building tech, humorously brought to life by Yeji Yun and
wittily and expertly explained by WWF educator Christiane Dorion.
This book dives into theworld of biomimicry and answers questions
like: How can we use more solar energy to power our homes? How can
we grow plants in the desert? How can we pump water to the top of
very tall buildings? How can we clean polluted rivers? From the
bee's honeycomb shape that strengthens structures to termites that
build their nests with natural air con, these creatures did it
first! And, at the end of the book, find out who wins big at the
Animal Builder Awards! Will it be the prairie dog, the peacock, the
beaver or the firefly? Built by Animals explores this amazing STEM
subject in a deceptively simple way, showing children that the
future of architecture can be inspired by and be respectful of
nature.
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Mr. Cannelloni's Circus
(Hardcover)
Tuula Pere; Edited by Susan Korman; Translated by Paivi Vuoriaro
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