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Way Out Work!
This exciting new series is hot off the presses!!
Career exploration goes mainstream with this series of
high-interest
,
high-voltage
books for young readers
(grades 3 through 5).
Piquing natural curiosity about some of the
worlds' most dangerous, thrilling, or just plain weird jobs,
readers get to explore what it might be like to have an out-of the-ordinary occupation.
Full-color, kid-friendly, and full of interesting career profiles, interviews, trivia, trade secrets, and fun activities. Not only appropriate as an age-appropriate career exploration resource, this series is ideal encouraging even reluctant readers to explore the world.
Way Out Work: 6-vol. set
Get all titles in this 6-volume set and have career advice on hand for all your Career Academy students.
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Way Out Work: Freaky Jobs
There’s freaky as in way out weird. And there’s freaky as in way out wow. This book introduces how people work their way into both kinds of never boring, kind of freaky jobs. Whether it’s cracking super codes, cloning human genes, or raising worms, there really isn’t a typical day at the office for people with freaky jobs. Students looking for career advice and an out-of-the-ordinary way to make a living find plenty of “out of the box” ideas…
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Way Out Work: Glamourous Jobs
Glamour—some jobs have it and some jobs don’t. But are glamorous jobs all they’re cracked up to be? Is all the hype about how cool it is to be a movie star or sports hero really true? And, most important, how can young readers ever hope to land their own glamorous job some day? Answers to these questions and career advice are featured in a book where readers will instantly connect with the work associated with some of the world’s most glamorous jobs—whether it’s the latest fashion trend, a best-selling novel, or a favorite professional sport...
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Way Out Work! Goofy Jobs
Is it really true that some people get paid for having fun? You bet! Laughing, goofing around, and getting creative are just part of a day’s work for those lucky enough to land a goofy job. Even reluctant readers will get a kick out of getting career advice from people who laugh their way to a paycheck every week…
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Way Out Work: Gross Jobs
They clean up messes. They take out trash. They make sure communities have safe drinking water. People with gross jobs do many of the things that most people, given the choice, would rather not do themselves Who are these people and why hasn’t the world given them medals yet? Day in and day out they bravely tackle tasks that would make most people gag. Blood and guts. Corpses and carcasses. Animals and insects. Rodents and pests. Stinky, dirty stuff. It’s the stuff gross jobs are made of and the only place you can get career advice for the strangest jobs...
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Way Out Work: Gutsy Jobs
Have you ever wished you could be a superhero? You just might be in luck. People find lots of ways to add make heroic acts a regular part of their work—minus the tights and capes, of course. In fact, many people do things every day that most people would never have the guts to do even once. These people are known for such feats as running into burning buildings as everyone else is running out, for investigating horrible crime and crash scenes, and even confronting dangerous criminals. This title gives career advice and explores the work of brave people who willing put their lives on the line everyday...
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Way Out Work: Scary Jobs
There's scary and then there's SCARY. Scary is first day of school jitters. SCARY is blasting off in a spaceship bound for out-of-this-world destinations. SCARY is coming to work one day, finding an office full of the victims of a horrible accident, and having to find out what the heck happened and why they died. SCARY is flying into the eye of a hurricane and hoping to come out safely on the other side. SCARY is what some people do for a living. Day in and day out. This is where readers get career advice and the inside scoop on the jobs most likely to scare them out of their wits...
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