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  • I Drive a Street Sweeper

    Sarah Bridges PhD, Amy Bailey Muehlenhardt

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Describes and illustrates how a street sweeper is operated.
    L

  • A Roman Gladiator

    Don Nardo

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Feb. 13, 2004)
    Discusses aspects of the working life of a Roman gladiator, including recruitment, training, weapons, and tactics, as well as how gladiatorial conflicts reflected the values of their day.
    R

  • Running

    Jeff Savage

    Paperback (Crestwood House, March 1, 1995)
    A beginner's guide to running discusses the benefits of running, equipment, planning a training schedule, and terms associated with the sport
    T

  • Working at a Zoo

    Bertram T. Knight

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, March 1, 1999)
    Describes the various kinds of career opportunities found at a zoo
    N

  • I Drive a Semitruck

    Sarah Bridges PhD, Derrick Alderman, Denise Shea

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Describes and illustrates the job of a truck driver and how a semitruck works.
    J

  • Working at a Zoo

    Bertram T. Knight

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, March 1, 1999)
    Describes the various kinds of career opportunities found at a zoo
    N

  • Working in Space

    None

    Paperback (Babcock Lifeskills, )
    None

  • Karate

    Jeff Savage

    Paperback (Crestwood House, March 1, 1995)
    Includes a brief history of karate, describes karate styles and the benefits of practicing this form of self-defense, and defines terms associated with the sport
    R

  • Television and Movie Star Dogs

    Kimberly Marie Hutmacher

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, July 1, 2010)
    Working in front of cameras is all in a day’s work for these four-legged stars. Learn what it takes to be a television and movie star dog.
    M

  • A Colonial Craftsman

    Thomas Streissguth

    Hardcover (Lucent, Sept. 3, 2004)
    Describes how someone learned a trade in colonial America, and profiles blacksmithing, gunsmithing, silversmithing, wig making, and printing.
    X

  • A Roman Senator

    Don Nardo

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, July 1, 2004)
    Fulfills the standards: Time, Continuity, and Change, Individual Development and Identity, Individuals, Groups, and Institutions, Power, Authority, and Governance, and Production, Distribution, and Consumption, from the National Council for the Social Studies Curriculum Standards for Middle School.Fulfills the standards: Chronological Thinking, Historical Comprehension, Historical Analysis and Interpretation, Historical Research Capabilities, and Historical Issues Analysis and Decision Making from the National History education Standards for Grades 5-12.Fulfills the standards, Read texts to build an understanding of texts, themselves, and the culture of the U.S. and Read from many periods to build an understanding of human experience from the National English Education Standards for Middle School.

  • I Drive a Tractor

    Sarah Bridges PhD, Amy Bailey Muehlenhardt

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Describes and illustrates how a tractor is operated.
    K