Welcome to the criminal justice field! If you are interested in a career in criminal justice, you've come to the right book. 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 this field? How much can you expect to make, and what are the pros and cons of these various professions? Is this even the right career path for you? How do you avoid burnout and deal with stress? This book can help you answer these questions and more. Criminal Justice Professionals: A Practical Career Guide, which includes interviews with professionals in the field, covers the following areas of this field that have proven to be stable, lucrative, and growing professions. Security guards/officers Nail technician Correctional officers Beautician Parole/probation officers Makeup artist Police officers/detectives Criminal court prosecutors/judges

Are you a maths whizz with terrific timetable skills? Or are you a science star who knows everything there is to know about the animal kingdom? Or maybe you're an engineering hero who loves to take things apart and put them back together again? Whether you dream of diving with whales as a marine biologist or flying rockets into space with NASA, going from classroom to career is easy if you know what jobs are out there!

Does your child dream of a future career in the exciting world of maths? This book will show them that there is so much more to a maths career than pushing buttons on a calculator and making graphs. The perfect book for budding sports analysts, theme park designers, astronomers, climate scientists or even video game designers. This book highlights the importance of studying STEAM subjects at school to open up the route into these professions. There are lots of careers that use maths in one way or another and this book will open their eyes and mind to the possibilities that maths can bring. Famous and leading scientists in their fields are featured throughout. Readers will also go behind the scenes with weather forecasters, roboticists and with NASA mathematicians as they build the latest space tech, so they can discover more about how these professionals do their jobs. This series is ideal for readers aged 9+ who are considering their options at school. Many children worry about job opportunities in the future and these books highlight a great range of jobs in STEM and STEAM subject areas, which can help inspire them to think about where they want their lives to take them. Titles in the series: The Best Ever Jobs in Art The Best Ever Jobs in Engineering The Best Ever Jobs in Maths The Best Ever Jobs in Science The Best Ever Jobs in Technology

Will your future career be in the exciting world of technology? This book will show you that there is so much more to a science career than using a spanner. If you want to be an architect, a robotics expert, a space technician, a racing bike designer or even a film editor, then you're going to need a lot of technology know-how. There are lots of careers that use technology in one way or another and this book will open your eyes and your mind to the possibilities that technology can bring. Delve in and read about some exciting jobs that may inspire you in your future career. You never know where a technology career will take you. You might end up working on a blockbuster movie, working with famous sports stars, designing prosthetics to help people with disabilities to get around more easily or you might design a cutting-edge bridge or skyscraper. Famous and leading tech experts in their fields are featured throughout. You'll also go behind the scenes with architects, radiologists, racing car designers, and CGI experts to discover more about how they do their jobs. This series is ideal for readers aged 9+ who are considering their options at school. Many children worry about job opportunities in the future and these books highlight a great range of jobs in STEM and STEAM subject areas, which can help inspire them to think about where they want their lives to take them. Titles in the series: The Best Ever Jobs in Art The Best Ever Jobs in Engineering The Best Ever Jobs in Maths The Best Ever Jobs in Science The Best Ever Jobs in Technology

Will your future career be in the exciting world of science? This book will show you that there is so much more to a science career than peering at bacteria through a microscope. If you want to be an astronaut, a crime scene investigator, a brain surgeon, a particle physicist or even a volcanologist, then you're going to need to study science at school. There are lots of careers that use science in one way or another and this book will open your eyes and your mind to the possibilities that science can bring. Delve in and read about some exciting jobs that may inspire you in your future career. You never know where a science career will take you. You might end up solving crimes, working with famous sports stars, up a mountain, under the ocean or even far out in outer space. Famous and leading scientists in their fields are featured throughout. You'll also go behind the scenes with crime scene investigators, palaeontologists, scientific photographers, food scientists and the particle physicists at CERN to discover more about how they do their jobs. This series is ideal for readers aged 9+ who are considering their options at school. Many children worry about job opportunities in the future and these books highlight a great range of jobs in STEM and STEAM subject areas, which can help inspire them to think about where they want their lives to take them. Titles in the series: The Best Ever Jobs in Art The Best Ever Jobs in Engineering The Best Ever Jobs in Maths The Best Ever Jobs in Science The Best Ever Jobs in Technology

Find out about the work of doctors who work in surgeries and hospitals, including what happens at a check-up, the instruments a doctor uses and the work of specialists. For children following Book Bands, it is suitable for children reading at band 10, white.

The Info Buzz series, for age 5+, helps children develop their knowledge and understanding of the world by covering a wide range of topics in a fun, colourful and interactive way. The books have a lively design, engaging text and photos, questions to get children thinking and talking and teaching notes. Each title is written in conjunction with a literacy consultant and features book band guidance and downloadable activity sheets online.

Cause, Effect and Chaos! explores the relationship between things, their actions and reactions, and what happens when processes don't go according to plan. From the unfortunate to the truly catastrophic, discover how things work in the world and beyond. Each spread follows a narrative chain with fun illustrations and arrows leading the reader through a different action, process or phenomenon. This highly visual approach, with simple text, makes it the perfect series for imparting STEM and geography concepts.

Sports-related jobs are in high demand, and they can offer a number of terrific opportunities both on the field and behind the scenes for budding young athletes. ""Career Ideas for Kids Who Like Sports, Second Edition"" brings the vast range of opportunities in this industry to the forefront. This extensively revised book scores major points by encouraging kids to identify their personality traits and skills and match their athletic interests and abilities with viable career options. With step-by-step self-assessment followed by a series of job profiles and professional insight, this reader-friendly volume offers kids a strong starting place for further job exploration in the sports arena. The career profiles include: athlete; coach; fitness instructor; recreation director; sportscaster; sports event coordinator; sports pro; and sportswriter.

Whether kids enjoy the fresh air and scenery of the great outdoors or have an uncanny way with animals, career opportunities abound for nature and animal lovers everywhere. From animal trainers to land surveyors to veterinarians, this field opens up a world of adventurous job possibilities. What does a career in this exciting field entail? ""Career Ideas for Kids Who Like Animals and Nature, Second Edition"", newly redesigned and completely updated, offers kids the information they need to make a smart career choice. Step-by-step self-assessment allows kids to identify their personality traits and then connect them to viable career options. Informative job profiles cover all the basics and spotlight real people working in that profession. The career discovery activities have been expanded, giving kids a fun new way to learn more about themselves and their interests. Career profiles include: Animal trainer; Botanist; Entomologist; Land surveyor; Marine biologist; Park ranger; Pet groomer; Veterinarian; and more.

Based on Eric Schlosser's bestselling Fast Food Nation, this is the shocking truth about the fast food industry - how it all began, its success, what fast food actually is, what goes on in the slaughterhouses, meatpacking factories and flavour labs, global advertising, merchandising in UK schools, mass production and the exploitation of young workers in the thousands of fast-food outlets throughout the world. It also takes a look at the effects on the environment and the highly topical issue of obesity. Meticulously researched, lively and informative, with first-hand accounts and quotes from children and young people, Eric Schlosser presents the facts in such a way that allows readers to make up their own minds about the incredible fast food phenomenon.