Broad Coverage and Fun Facts: These books provide accurate career information in a two-color format designed specially to appeal to students. Teachers, librarians, and parents can feel confident directing their students to these compact and versatile resources for book reports or research projects. Each book profiles 20 careers and offers a comprehensive look at everything from how to start preparing while still in school to what the future might hold in terms of job prospects and salaries.
Each Career Article Includes:
What they do—provides
a broad view of the typical responsibilities, job assignments, working
conditions, and equipment used
Education and training—explains
how to prepare for a career and whether or not apprenticeships, internships, and
degree or licensing requirements are necessary
Earnings—offers general
information on average salary ranges and fringe benefits currently associated
with a particular career
Outlook—forecasts what the
future might be like in terms of the expected rate of growth or decline of job
openings and employment opportunities in the field
For More Info—a sidebar that lists organizations to contact for more information on the career, including names, addresses, phone numbers, and Web sites when available.
Each career profile also contains one or more additional features that enhance the coverage of each career and provide students with fascinating and useful facts and information. These include black-and-white photographs, sidebars and notes on interesting topics in the field, related jobs, fun facts, profiles of famous people in the field, lists of further resources, words to learn, and more.
Math In The Real World (10 Vols)
Grades: 3-5
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Chelsea Clubhouse
ISBN: 1604138289 • 13-Digit ISBN: 978-1-60413-828-3
Price: $224.00 set, 10 Volumes • $28.00 each book
Summary:
Math is used in everyday life for key activities ranging from rescuing hikers stranded in the wilderness to exploring deep-sea shipwrecks to designing video games. The full-color
Math in the Real World set will help young readers gain a deeper understanding of mathematic principles by showing how they are applied in the real world in a variety of high-interest activities and professions. Join astronauts rocketing into space or chefs cooking a meal to discover how they use math to do their jobs.
Summary: Test-drive your career!
Ever wonder what it’s like to be an airline pilot, or how to get a job as a pop musician? Daydream about fighting fires, exploring the ocean depths, or animating the next blockbuster cartoon? See a future catching criminals, mastering cyberspace, or lighting up the silver screen as a movie star?
Now, by creating their own virtual day on the job, readers in grades 4 through 9 can find out firsthand what it's like to have these exciting careers and many others. Combining behind-the-scenes information, a variety of fun activities, and interviews with working professionals, each book in this lively, colorful series can help young adults understand what it really takes to land their dream job. The books will encourage them to take a tour through a day in the life of each career, spend a day trying it on for size, then decide if the work they have always imagined is right for them.
Each accessible book
includes:
A behind-the-scenes look at the featured industry
Profiles of working professionals that offer an inside peek at what they do
Reality-Check sidebars to help readers decide if this is the job for them
Find Out More and Check It Out sidebars for further research
A Day in the Life activity list that details a typical day on the job
A Count Me In journal feature for readers to track their activities
Summary: Ferguson's Careers in Focus books are a great value for libraries and career centers. Written in an easy-to-understand yet informative style, this comprehensive series surveys a wide array of commonly held jobs and is arranged into volumes organized by specific industries and interests. Each of these informative books is loaded with up-to-date career information presented in 16 to 25 job articles.
Each article includes:
Quick Facts—summarizes important facts
Overview—briefly introduces duties and responsibilities
History—describes the history of the job in relation to the industry or field
The Job—describes
primary and secondary duties
Requirements—discusses high school and post-secondary education and training as well as any necessary certification or licensing and personal requirements for success
Exploring—offers suggestions on how to gain experience and knowledge in a field before making firm educational and financial commitments
Employers—gives an
overview of typical places of employment
Starting Out—suggests the best ways to land a first job
Advancement—presents an
expected career path and how to get on it
Earnings—lists salary
ranges and typical benefits
Work Environment—looks at the work conditions and surroundings associated with a certain job
Outlook—summarizes the job's potential growth or decline in terms of the general economy and industry projections
For More Information—lists organizations that provide career information
Great Careers with a High School Diploma (10 Vols)
Grades: 9 and up
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Ferguson
ISBN: 081607836X • 13-Digit ISBN: 978-0-8160-7836-3
Price: $296.55 set, 10 Volumes • $32.95 each book
Summary: Discover the many job possibilities that await students
with a high school diploma. The Great Careers with a High School Diploma set profiles jobs that require no more than a high school diploma or a GED. Each volume explores some of the U.S. Department of Labor’s career clusters, examining several careers within each cluster. These essential career books give students in grades 9 and up the know-how to find a job in their desired field, as well as insider tips and guidance to career success. Each book in this set examines the on-the-job training that often leads to certification in addition to the potential for self-employment in a particular field.
Job article features include:
Is This Job For You?—a
self-assessment quiz
What You'll Do Today—an
explanation of the job's setting
Let's Talk Money, Let's Talk Trends, and
Reality Check—honest information on salary and employment prospects
Your Typical Day—a
day in the life on the job
The Inside Scoop—an interview with a person who currently works in that field
What You Can Do Now—advise
on preparing for the field
What Training You'll
Need—information on certifications and training
How To Talk Like A Pro—important
terms used in the field
How To Find A Job—tips
on getting into the field
Secrets For Success
and How You Can Move Up—ideas on how to do well and get promoted
Some Other Jobs To
Think About—lists of related careers
Websites To Surf—lists of industry organizations and other career information
Top Careers In Two Years (11 Vols)
Grades: 9 and up
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Ferguson
ISBN: 0816074186 • 13-Digit ISBN: 978-0-8160-7418-1
Price: $346.50 set, 10 Volumes • $35.00 each book
Summary: Launch a career in two years! The Top Careers in Two Years set provides detailed information for students seeking a rewarding career without committing to four years of college. There are numerous job opportunities for students with an associate’s degree, comparable certification, and work or life experience, and this set covers many in-demand careers in various industries. Intended for students in grades 9 and up, each volume looks at a separate industry based on the Department of Education’s Career Clusters. After a helpful introduction, each invaluable guide features approximately 10 to 12 informative job articles, followed by appendixes providing general job-seeking and interview tips.
Job profiles include:
Positive quotes from
workers in the field
Vital statistics for the job, including salary, training and advancement
A "Keys to Success" checklist of required skills and interests
Summary:
Momma knows best is a story that teaches young children the values of listening to your parents and consequences that occur when you they don't. Cartoon Illustrations through the eyes of a young girl going through everyday life, not listening as often as she should and the funny things that happen as a result.
Trim size .5" x 8.5". 24 pages.
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