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We Are Important

Written by Amulya Veldanda Vadali and Illustrated by Artificial Intelligence (AI)

We Are Important highlights the challenges of different jobs by weaving together the stories of...

1st - 4th
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There's a Hat for That!: Exploring Careers That Fit You Best

Written by Kevin Fleming and Illustrated by Iskar

“There are so many jobs
to explore and to test.
With my natural skills,
I’ll find which hat fits best.”...

Pre-K - 3rd
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A Teen’s Guide to Finding a Job

Written by Naomi ReNa Vernon

A Teen's Guide to Finding a Job is a resource to empower teens to make independent and knowledgeable...

8th - 12th
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What Can I Say?

Written by Catherine Newman

Middle school is an essential time to learn and practice social skills, including how to get along...

5th - 12th
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Career Planning for Teens: Discover the Proven Path to Finding a Successful Career That’s Right for You!

Written by Seth Hicks

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the pressure of choosing the right career?

Are you tired of...

7th - 12th
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I Can Get Paid for That?

Written by Jo Stewart

This book is both an inspirational and a practical guidebook, and it profiles 99 interesting...

6th - 12th
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Career Choices: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults

Written by Mindy Bingham and Sandy Stryker
6th - 8th
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I Like Helping People…What Jobs Are There?

Written by Amanda Learmonth and Illustrated by Elise Gaignet

Children who enjoy helping others can explore careers from mechanic to politician, from paramedic to...

2nd - 6th
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Incredible Jobs You've (Probably) Never Heard Of

Written by Natalie Labarre

Do you know what you want to do when you grow up? Why not work as a babysitter . . . for sloths? Or...

5th - 6th
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Careers: The Ultimate Guide to Planning Your Future

Written by DK

Do you have a passion but can’t work out how to make a career out of it? Do you want to change your...

6th - 9th
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Be Your Best Self: Life Skills for Unstoppable Kids

Written by Danielle Brown and Nathan Kai

What are your BIG dreams? Maybe you'd like to be a scientist, an award-winning journalist, play in a...

3rd - 7th
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Life Skills

Written by Keilly Swift

Discover how you can become the awesome person you want to be with this guide to essential life...

K - 4th
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STEM Careers from A – Z

Written and Illustrated by Peyton Hoffman

STEM Careers from A to Z introduces young girls to and piques their curiosity in various unique...

3rd - 5th
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Jobs of the Future

Written by Sofia E. Rossi and Carlo Canepa and Illustrated by Luca Poli

From chemistry and climatology to robotics and the arts, Jobs of the Future imagines professions...

3rd - 6th
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The Big Book of Jobs

Written by Hana Mokrosova and Helena Harastova and Illustrated by Elena Pokaleva

After answering questions provided on the content page that offers a variety of different interests...

1st - 4th
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What Can I Be? STEM Careers from A to Z

Written by Tiffani Teachey

What Can I Be? STEM Careers from A to Z is an inspiring and easy-to-read alphabet picture book that...

K - 3rd
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Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do

Written by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook and Illustrated by Andy Robert Davies

Who wears what to work? The clues in each lively verse can be spotted hanging from the clotheslines...

Pre-K - 2nd
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What Do Grown-ups Do All Day?

Written by Virginie Morgand

Featuring more than one hundred jobs, this book gives children a fascinating insight into what grown...

Pre-K - 2nd
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Career Day

Written by Tia Palmer

In Career Day, Simone learns about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) careers...

K - 2nd
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All Through the Night: Important Jobs That Get Done at Night

Written by Polly Faber and Illustrated by Harriet Hobday

The sky is getting dark. In the city, a little girl is eating her dinner, brushing her teeth, and...

Pre-K - 1st
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Someone Builds the Dream

Written by Lisa Wheeler and Illustrated by Loren Long

All across this great big world, jobs are getting done
by many hands in many lands. It takes much...

K - 3rd
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Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci

Written and Illustrated by Gene Baretta
Many of the inventions we use today were actually dreamed up by Leonardo da Vinci 500 years ago...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors

Written by Chris Barton and Illustrated by Tony Persiani
Joe and Bob Switzer were very different brothers. Bob was a studious planner who wanted to grow up...
2nd - 5th
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Scientists Get Dressed

Written by Deborah Lee Rose
Kids of all ages love to role play through dress up. Through the unique lens of what scientists wear...
K - 3rd

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