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Even as the world changes, skilled labor will always be needed. There's nothing quite like the ability to create things with your skills and your own hands. Carpenters use their skills to build things we use every day, including items such as furniture, buildings, and bridges. They read building plans, choose materials, design, and create. This book teaches kids that to become a carpenter, you have to use a lot more than a hammer and nails; you need...
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Teachers have a tremendous responsibility. It's their job to provide students with a good education so they can have a successful future. This intriguing book will show students that standing in front of a classroom is just a small part of what teachers do. It explains how teachers go to school for years and learn to plan lessons and projects. Readers will explore how teachers work to understand how students learn and how to help those who are struggling....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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Español
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If the family car breaks down, most kids know that the car will end up with a mechanic. Many times, the car comes back as good as new. What did the mechanic do? It might seem like magic, but it's really skill and education. This book explains how mechanics can detect problems with our vehicles using modern technology and know-how and how they may solve the problems with hard work and skill. Photographs of mechanics on the job will allow a variety...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Doctors often are well-respected in society for good reason. People go to doctors when they're sick and need treatment, and people go to doctors when they're healthy and want to stay that way. What is it that makes a good doctor? This book explains the education that doctors need and the different areas of health they specialize in. Readers will discover what it might feel like to help save someone's life, and they'll also learn about the challenges...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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If the family car breaks down, most kids know that the car will end up with a mechanic. Many times, the car comes back as good as new. What did the mechanic do? It might seem like magic, but it's really skill and education. This book explains how mechanics can detect problems with our vehicles using modern technology and know-how and how they may solve the problems with hard work and skill. Photographs of mechanics on the job will allow a variety...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Coders are one of the reasons our computers, tablets, and smartphones can do things we couldn't have even imagined just a few years ago. It's no surprise that coders are in high demand right now and that isn't likely to slow down. Readers will learn about the basics of coding and how to turn their creative ideas into reality on the computer screen. They'll also understand why coding will become even more important as technology continues to grow and...
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Even as the world changes, skilled labor will always be needed. There's nothing quite like the ability to create things with your skills and your own hands. Carpenters use their skills to build things we use every day, including items such as furniture, buildings, and bridges. They read building plans, choose materials, design, and create. This book teaches kids that to become a carpenter, you have to use a lot more than a hammer and nails; you need...
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English
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Teachers have a tremendous responsibility. It's their job to provide students with a good education so they can have a successful future. This intriguing book will show students that standing in front of a classroom is just a small part of what teachers do. It explains how teachers go to school for years and learn to plan lessons and projects. Readers will explore how teachers work to understand how students learn and how to help those who are struggling....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Español
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Some kids see a fire engine racing down the street with its sirens blasting and lights flashing and think about how exciting it is. But most people have no idea what it takes to become a firefighter. This volume describes the training firefighters must undergo to learn how to fight fires and rescue people. Readers will learn the tough roles firefighters must fill in different types of emergencies. They'll hear about the dangers of firefighting and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Electricity affects every part of our lives, but we don't always think about it. We turn the lights on every day without wondering how the electricity gets there. Electricians are the reason we don't always have to worry that the lights are going to stop working and the people we can help if they do. Electricians don't just have to use their intelligence, they also have to be good with their hands. They have to be able to work with many different...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Español
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Electricity affects every part of our lives, but we don't always think about it. We turn the lights on every day without wondering how the electricity gets there. Electricians are the reason we don't always have to worry that the lights are going to stop working and the people we can help if they do. Electricians don't just have to use their intelligence, they also have to be good with their hands. They have to be able to work with many different...
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To be a veterinarian, you need a lot more than a love of animals. This book explains the reality of becoming a veterinarian. Just like other doctors, veterinarians go to school for many years. They learn many skills, including treating illnesses, prescribing medication, and performing surgery. Readers will learn that veterinarians don't just take care of pets. Some may work at zoos and farms to keep the animals healthy. Images of veterinarians and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Doctors often are well-respected in society for good reason. People go to doctors when they're sick and need treatment, and people go to doctors when they're healthy and want to stay that way. What is it that makes a good doctor? This book explains the education that doctors need and the different areas of health they specialize in. Readers will discover what it might feel like to help save someone's life, and they'll also learn about the challenges...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
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Coders are one of the reasons our computers, tablets, and smartphones can do things we couldn't have even imagined just a few years ago. It's no surprise that coders are in high demand right now and that isn't likely to slow down. Readers will learn about the basics of coding and how to turn their creative ideas into reality on the computer screen. They'll also understand why coding will become even more important as technology continues to grow and...
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English
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To be a veterinarian, you need a lot more than a love of animals. This book explains the reality of becoming a veterinarian. Just like other doctors, veterinarians go to school for many years. They learn many skills, including treating illnesses, prescribing medication, and performing surgery. Readers will learn that veterinarians don't just take care of pets. Some may work at zoos and farms to keep the animals healthy. Images of veterinarians and...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Some kids see a fire engine racing down the street with its sirens blasting and lights flashing and think about how exciting it is. But most people have no idea what it takes to become a firefighter. This volume describes the training firefighters must undergo to learn how to fight fires and rescue people. Readers will learn the tough roles firefighters must fill in different types of emergencies. They'll hear about the dangers of firefighting and...
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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2019
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Español
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To be a veterinarian, you need a lot more than a love of animals. This book explains the reality of becoming a veterinarian. Just like other doctors, veterinarians go to school for many years. They learn many skills, including treating illnesses, prescribing medication, and performing surgery. Readers will learn that veterinarians don't just take care of pets. Some may work at zoos and farms to keep the animals healthy. Images of veterinarians
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