Lively rhyming clues introduce various jobs that hands can do from cooking pizza to bandaging a scraped knee, and prompt readers to guess which community helpers are being portrayed.

"What do you want to be when you grow up? I bet you've been asked that question before. But have you ever thought about why humans work? There are almost 3.5 billion people working in the world today, and that number is growing. In Why Do We Work? authorMonique Polak investigates the past, present and future of jobs, including how work has also been shaped by discrimination, privilege and child labor. Meet a variety of working professionals and explore...

"From the busy vet, to the helpful teacher, this is the perfect jobs-people-do book for toddlers to share with grown-ups"--pg.4 of cover.

Explains what a doctor is and what their responsibilities are, including helping people who are sick or hurt.

Seven clotheslines are presented with rhyming verse describing the items of clothing found, and the reader is invited to guess what kind of person and job to which the sets of clothing belong.

"Engaging images accompany information about ski patrollers. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--

Different future occupations are suggested to the young reader in whimsical rhyme.

This alphabet book explains the duties and importance of occupations geared toward the community, including emergency workers, medical workers, business people, and workers in the service industry.

"Engaging images accompany information about smoke jumpers. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.

Presents information about search and rescue workers and volunteers, including different places where they may perform rescues, the equipment required, and how they use rescue dogs.