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Books in Here to Help series

  • How Garbage Gets from Trash Cans to Landfills

    Erika L. Shores

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2016)
    Where does the trash from last night’s pizza party go after you take it to the curb? Easy-to-understand text explains how trash gets from homes to landfills or recycling centers and describes the role of the community workers who make it all possible.
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  • Here to Help: Nurse

    Rachel Blount

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts, Feb. 28, 2017)
    What's it like to be a nurse? Perhaps one day you might like to become a nurse too? In this book you will meet our nurse, Dominique - and some of her colleagues - and see what she does at work every day. Find out about the patients she looks after, the equipment she uses to do her job and what it is like to work in a hospital.Brilliant introductory books for very young readers that follow real professionals around their place of work to give a flavour of what it means to work in a particular job.
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  • Here to Help: Dentist

    Rachel Blount

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, May 1, 2018)
    When was the last time you visited your dentist? Perhaps one day you might like to become a dentist too? In this book you will meet our dentist, Paul - and his team - and see what he does at work every day. FInd out about the special tools he uses and the surgery he works in.Here to Help is a brilliant introductory series books for very young readers (aged 5 and up) that follow real professionals around their place of work to give a flavour of what it means to work in a particular job. Additional question boxes encourage the reader relate the information they are reading to their own experiences. Each book concludes with some advice on the type of person suitable for each job and the education and training you will need to qualify. Specially commissioned photographs of real professionals ensure the books are accurate and a true representation of what it is like to work in a range of public-facing jobs.
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  • Here to Help: Bus Driver

    Hannah Phillips

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts, Jan. 31, 2017)
    When was the last time you travelled by bus? Perhaps one day you might like to become a bus driver? In this book you will meet our bus driver, Robert - and travel with him on board the bus he drives - to see what he does at work every day. Find out about the the bus he drives and meet some of the passengers he helps every day.Brilliant introductory books for very young readers that follow real professionals around their place of work to give a flavour of what it means to work in a particular job.
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  • Here to Help: Postman

    Hannah Phillips

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts, Dec. 13, 2016)
    Have you ever me the person who delivers the post to your home? Perhaps one day you might like to become a postal worker? In this book you will meet our postman, Shaun - and some of his colleagues - and see what he does at work every day. Find out what it is like to deliver the mail, how they stay safe and how they deliver special parcels and letters.Brilliant introductory books for very young readers that follow real professionals around their place of work to give a flavour of what it means to work in a particular job.
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  • Here to Help: Firefighter

    Rachel Blount

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Nov. 14, 2017)
    What's it like to be a firefighter? Perhaps one day you might like to become a firefighter too? In this book you will meet our firewoman, Leanne - and some of her colleagues - and see what she does at work every day. Find out what it is like to ride in a fire engine, all about the kit she uses and what happens when they attend fires and accidents.Here to Help is a brilliant introductory series books for very young readers (aged 5 and up) that follow real professionals around their place of work to give a flavour of what it means to work in a particular job. Additional question boxes encourage the reader relate the information they are reading to their own experiences. Each book concludes with some advice on the type of person suitable for each job and the education and training you will need to qualify. Specially commissioned photographs of real professionals ensure the books are accurate and a true representation of what it is like to work in a range of public-facing jobs.
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  • Here to Help: Doctor

    Hannah Phillips

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, )
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  • Here to Help: Vet

    James Nixon

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts, Dec. 20, 2016)
    What's it like to be a vet? Perhaps one day you might like to become a vet too? In this book you will meet our vet, Nafisa - and some of her colleagues - and see what she does at work every day. Find out about the types of animals she looks after - from cats to cows! - the equipment she uses to do her job and what it is like to work with animals.Brilliant introductory books for very young readers that follow real professionals around their place of work to give a flavour of what it means to work in a particular job.
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  • Here to There

    Megan Cooley Peterson, Erika L. Shores

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2016)
    Simple, straightforward text traces the steps, as well as the involvement of community workers, in everyday household aspects. Incorporating science and social studies curriculum topics, the books in this set tell readers how electricity, water, trash, and food gets from here to there.
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  • Here to Help: Lifeboat Crew Member

    Rachel Blount

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Feb. 18, 2020)
    Have you ever wondered about the people who risk their lives to rescue people at sea? What is it like to work as a lifeboat crew member? In this book you will meet our rescue specialist - David - and find out what he does at work every day. Find out about the different boats the RNLI use and how they performs different types of rescues.Brilliant introductory books for very young readers that follow real professionals around their place of work to give a flavour of what it means to work in a particular job.
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  • Here to Help: Refuse Collector

    Rachel Blount

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts, Nov. 8, 2016)
    Ever wondered about the people who keep our streets clean and take away our rubbish? What is it like to work as a refuse collector? In this book you will meet our refuse collector - Tex - and travel with him on his rubbish truck to see what he does at work every day. Find out about the different equipment and vehicles refuse collectors use, how they stay safe at work and what happens to our rubbish once it has been collected.Brilliant introductory books for very young readers that follow real professionals around their place of work to give a flavour of what it means to work in a particular job.
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  • Here to Help: Lifeboat Crew Member

    Rachel Blount

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts, Feb. 28, 2017)
    Have you ever wondered about the people who risk their lives to rescue people at sea? What is it like to work as a lifeboat crew member? In this book you will meet our rescue specialist - David - and find out what he does at work every day. Find out about the different boats the RNLI use and how they performs different types of rescues.Brilliant introductory books for very young readers that follow real professionals around their place of work to give a flavour of what it means to work in a particular job.
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