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What Can I Do Now? Business and Finance
Ferguson Publishing
Hardcover (Ferguson Pub, May 1, 2010)What Can I Do Now? gives students the information and advice they need to take a hands on approach to career exploration and preparation. With the do-it-yourself resources provided in each volume, students can discover the many ways to test-drive a career while they are still in school. Listed in each volume are summer camps, school clubs, and after-school programs; books, periodicals, and Internet resources; scholarship programs and study opportunities; volunteer opportunities, internships, and part-time jobs; professional associations and mentors; and much more. An industry overview provides a broad introduction to the field. Each book profiles 10 popular careers, with information on work settings, job outlook, education and training, skill requirements, earnings, and advancement opportunities.
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Conserving Energy
Donna Bailey
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, April 1, 1992)Identifies energy conservation issues and possible solutions, suggesting positive actions for individuals, families, and local groups
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Film
Mary Susan Ryan-Flynn
Hardcover (Ferguson Pub, April 1, 2010)Film helps students investigate different careers in the film industry by using resources at their disposal to do research and gain experience. This useful new resource provides updated information on the film industry, job profiles, and tips to get started on a career path.Job profiles include:ActorsAnimatorsFilm directorsFilm editorsProducersProduction designers and art directorsScreenwritersSound workersSpecial and visual effects techniciansStunt performers.
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Nursing
JG Ferguson Publishing Company
Hardcover (Ferguson Publishing Company, May 1, 2007)Coverage includes: Legal nurse consultants; Licensed practical nurses; Neonatal nurses; Nurse anesthetists; Nurse assistants; Nurse midwives; Nurse practitioners; Nursing instructors; Registered nurses; and, Surgical nurses
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What Can Jump?
Patricia Whitehouse
Library Binding (Heinemann, Nov. 13, 2003)Contents include: What is jumping? How do things jump? Can small things jump? Can big things jump? Can things with webbed feet jump? Can all bugs jump? Can beans jump? Can machines jump? Can people jump?
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What Can I Do Now?: Education
Ferguson Publishing
Hardcover (Ferguson Pub, April 1, 2010)Introduces the education industry, presents information about careers in this field, and suggests what to do now to prepare for future work in this area.
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Engineering
Ferguson
Hardcover (Ferguson Pub, March 1, 2007)Ecourages students to use books and periodicals, Internet resources, mentors, part-time jobs, scholarship programs, after-school programs, and summer study opportunities to explore and prepare for their possible future career.
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Plumber
James Nixon
Hardcover (Hachette Children's Group, July 1, 2012)Highly photographic and easy-to-follow books packed with information, first-hand experience and guidance on the responsibilities involved in a vocation you may wish to pursue.
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What Can I Do Now! Science
Ferguson Publishing
Hardcover (Ferguson Pub, May 1, 2010)This informative new guidebook helps students take a hands-on approach to a career in science with accurate, current industry information, job profiles, and tips for career exploration. Job profiles include:AstronomersBiologistsChemistsEcologistsForensic scientistsGenetic scientistsGeologistsMeteorologistsPhysicistsScience technicians.
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Computers
JG Ferguson Publishing Company
Hardcover (Ferguson Publishing Company, March 1, 2007)Features: computer and video game designers; computer engineers; computer network administrators; computer programmers; computer service technicians; computer systems programmers/analysts; quality assurance testers; software designers; technical support specialists; and, webmasters.
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Before the Internet
Samantha S.
Paperback (Focus Readers, Jan. 1, 2020)Travel back in time to find out what life was like before the internet. Historical photographs, helpful infographics, and a Blast from the Past special feature provide readers an engaging overview of ways people searched for information, spent time with friends, and had fun.
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What Do Screws Do?
CRC Laboratories Department of Anatomy and Physiology David Glover
Paperback (Raintree UK, Jan. 15, 1997)Looking at screws, this is one of of a series which aims to develop children's knowledge of the basic principles of design and technology. Each book introduces a particular principle and explores how it is used in different gadgets and machines.