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Seid nicht leise, seid laut! Tretet für ein gleichberechtigtes Miteinander ein! Verstecke niemals deine eigene Identität, setze dich dafür ein, dass in dieser Gesellschaft niemand diskriminiert wird: Das lernt man in diesem Buch im praktischen Mitnahmeformat von drei hochkarätigen Autorinnen! Gleichberechtigung von Männern und Frauen, von Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund, von trans- und intersexuellen Menschen – dass hier keine Unterschiede...
82) Lifeguard
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IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Swimming is a fun but dangerous activity. Lifeguards help us stay safe while having fun, thanks to their special life-saving skills and first-aid training. Readers learn about these community heroes and explore a typical day in the life and the requirements needed to perform this job. The text explores lifeguarding equipment, how lifeguards respond in an emergency, and the characteristics a person must have to be good at this job. Readers are encouraged...
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IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Dental hygiene is a key part of staying healthy. With the help of eye-catching photographs and accessible text, readers will learn what it's like to be a dentist. Low-ATOS level text introduces beginning readers to a valuable career path. Readers will also learn why going to the dentist is important and see that visiting one can be a comfortable and pleasant experience.
84) Farmers
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Many years ago, most of the U.S. population lived on farms and produced their own food to eat. Now, only 2 percent of the population produces food for the entire world. Readers will learn that farmers are responsible for the fruits, vegetables, and meat we buy in the grocery store, and the ingredients that go into many other things. They often use technology to help them produce these things. Some farmers research ways to keep their animals comfortable...
85) CGI Artists
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A CGI artist uses computer-generated imagery, or CGI, to create the special effects used in movies today. People have used CGI in films since the 1980s. Find out more in CGI Artists, one of the titles in the Thrilling Science and Technology Jobs series.
86) Storm Chaser
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Describes why so many people choose to work in occupations that put their lives on the line.
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Theme: Hi-Lo, life skills, career, achieve independence, skills, household tasks, Taking on more responsibilities at home or moving into your own place can be both thrilling and intimidating. You may be handling grocery shopping, cooking, laundry, and house cleaning by yourself for the first time. Mastering a few basic skills will make these tasks easy and manageable. Then you'll have time to focus on something more fun-decorating your new place and...
88) Crossing Guards
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Crossing guards have a very important job, which is keeping us safe while in the street. Beginning readers learn about the duties of a crossing guard, and see firsthand how these important community workers help to keep them safe every day on their way to school. Also covered are important safety rules about crossing the street.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Highlights the schooling, job training, and life on the job for heavy-machine operators. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, resources for further study, a selected bibliography, an introduction to the author, and an index.
From building skyscrapers to maintaining plumbing, trade jobs are essential to everyday life in the United States. Information about jobs ranging from dental hygienists...
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Criminal profilers have the challenging task of building a profile, or description, of an unknown criminal offender. Using clues left behind at a crime scene and various investigative processes, they can discover what the culprit was feeling, planning, and perhaps even their next move. This is especially important when the perpetrator is a serial killer who will likely strike again. Readers will be engrossed in this account of a criminal profiler...
91) Hotshots
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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A wildfire rages in a forest, lighting up the tall pines with bright orange flames. As the wind whips the fire, it burns 60 acres (24 hectares)--about the size of 45 football fields--every minute! The giant wildfire is much too large for firefighters to extinguish with water hoses. This is a job for specially trained wildfire firefighters called hotshots. Dramatic, true stories will keep readers turning the pages as they learn firsthand how these...
92) Jobs in Art
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There's so much more to art than paintings that hang in a museum. From makeup artists to animators, art professionals are all around us, shaping the look of TV shows, theater shows, video games, and so much more. This set introduces young readers to the many jobs those interested in art could pursue. Each profession also includes a spotlight sidebar on someone succeeding in that field. A perfect supplement for STEAM curricula, this volume opens budding...
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Being the president isn't easy, and neither is getting elected! For young readers hoping for a future in politics, this exciting book takes them on a journey all the way to the White House. Through accessible text and great full-color photographs showing life inside the White House, readers will get a great look at what the president does each day. This title published subject to a trademark license with WIGU Publishing, LLC.
94) Sewer Inspector
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Describes why so many people choose to work in occupations that put their lives on the line.
95) Out Of Syllabus
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It is easy to skip a question during an exam if it is "Out of Syllabus" but what do you do if you are faced with a situation in life for which you were not given any inputs? Can you run away from the situation using the "Out of Syllabus" excuse? Career is one area where one is expected to know and manage situations. After all a person is paid a salary to be able to handle things and deliver results. The reality is that most people get a lot of academic...
96) Deep-Sea Fishing
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Deep-sea fishing is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. From sinking ships to being thrown overboard, readers in grades 4-8 will learn how deep-sea fishers put their lives on the line every day they go to work. This high interest, low reading level series gives readers an exciting photo- and fact-filled look at some of the most dangerous jobs on the planet. Each book features stand-alone spreads, so readers can flip pages and read in any...
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Many years ago, most of the U.S. population lived on farms and produced their own food to eat. Now, only 2 percent of the population produces food for the entire world. Readers will learn that farmers are responsible for the fruits, vegetables, and meat we buy in the grocery store, and the ingredients that go into many other things. They often use technology to help them produce these things. Some farmers research ways to keep their animals comfortable...
98) Smokejumpers
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Smokejumpers have chosen a career that calls for them to run into places that others are told to run away from. These brave people parachute into forest fires to battle dangerous blazes. Readers discover what it takes to follow this career path through exciting text, a clear graphic organizer, and eye-catching fact boxes. Vibrant photographs of smokejumpers at work show reader the danger and thrill of this career up close. What kind of training is...
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This book demonstrates how science and math go hand in hand. Math helps chemists and biologists discover cures for diseases, and it allows physicists to predict a car or rocket's movements. More accessible to students today is how math helps scientists design the computers and cell phones that are so commonplace. Readers will learn about this and more while answering the question, "What good is math in the real world?" Readers will learn how to apply...
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