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1) Meet the vet
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When our pets are sick, we take them to the vet! Readers learn all about what these helpful community heroes do each day to make sure our cats and dogs stay safe in this exciting book filled with full-color photographs. Through the use of accessible text, early readers are introduced to many types of vets. From horse vets to small animal vets that take care of cats and dogs, readers explore the lives of the professionals that help take care of our...
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"Bestselling author Jon Gordon returns with his most inspiring book yet--filled with powerful lessons and the greatest success strategies of all.Michael wakes up in the hospital with a bandage on his head and fear in his heart. The stress of building a growing business, with his wife Sarah, caused him to collapse while on a morning jog. When Michael finds out the man who saved his life is a Carpenter he visits him and quickly learns that he is more...
3) Weird jobs
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Sniffing armpits. Scuba diving for golf balls. Building secret passageways. For some lucky people, these strange tasks are all in a day's work. Want to learn about the men and women who destroy old buildings or make movie sound effects? Discover a range of weird jobs from around the world!
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How does your mail get in your mailbox? Mail carriers are responsible for making sure everyone's mail arrives in their mailbox on time. Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about how mail carriers serve their community. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.
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Who disposes of your garbage when your trash can is full? Garbage collectors are very important to keeping your community clean. Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about how garbage collectors serve their community. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.
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Farmers know how to get the most out of the land, whether with crops or big farm animals. Readers learn more, about the lives of these important community helpers with the help of full-color photographs and easy-to-read text. Readers discover how big tractors help farmers work quickly, and what kinds of animals call a farm home. Accessible text helps early readers grasp concepts, while a picture glossary pairs vocabulary with colorful photographs...
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From rescuing six baby wild turkeys at the bottom of a storm drain to capturing a ten-foot-long (3-m) boa constrictor slithering through a Florida neighborhood, animal control officers are devoted to protecting animals and ensuring the safety of people.
In this gripping book, young readers will meet the fearless animal control officers who share a selfless dedication to helping animals that are trapped, abandoned, or abused. Through action-packed...
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Firefighters have a dangerous job. They help people when there is a fire and in other dangerous situations. By extinguishing fires and saving people and animals, firefighters keep everyone safe. Learn more about how firefighters serve their community with carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.
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Teens who are handy have many opportunities to earn money––whether being their own bosses, earning wages at a local business, or even volunteering to gain experience for future work, they can pick and choose the path that suits them best. Gaining experience through physical labor opens up a world of opportunity for those with the patience and talent to pursue such work. Readers learn that earning money doing handy jobs is a great way to develop...
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Following the success of Lean In and Why Women Should Rule the World, the authors of the bestselling Womenomics provide an informative and practical guide to understanding the importance of confidence-and learning how to achieve it-for women of all ages and at all stages of their career. Working women today are better educated and more well qualified than ever before. Yet men still predominate in the corporate world. In The Confidence Code, Claire...
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Expert advice from more than 100 professionals, explaining how social networking can help propel your career; the ins and outs of social networking sites--LinkedIn, Google+, Twitter, Facebook, and more--for beginners and advanced users alike; tips for creating and maintaining a blog; and learning how to establish yourself as an expert in your field.
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Learn the keys to Outstanding Success and reveal the millionaire in your mirror… Despite never being, as he admits, the best communicator, the most talented manager, or the smartest guy in the room, Gene Bedell quickly worked his way up the corporate ladder-accumulating career earnings that put him among the country's top one percent of earners while doing what he loved and always putting family first. By looking at his own career and the careers...
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Do you like to visit the library? Librarians have the important job of keeping the library's materials in order and helping people find what they are looking for. Discover more about the importance of librarians and how they help your community, with carefully leveled text and vivid photos. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.
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Shows job seekers how to best handle red flags during the job interview -- speaking truth to power, turning weaknesses into strengths, scrubbing a sketchy background, preparing for sensitive interviews, and knowing what to say and do when confronted with red flag issues. Includes interview strategies, examples, stories, quizzes, questions, sample Q&A dialogues, and advice. - adapted from back cover.
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