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Discusses what it is like to be a professional musician and examines the necessary skills and instruction.

Describes the training and skills of air pilots and the clothing, equipment, and instruments used by them.

Introduces the skills, equipment and training that are part of competition in the sports of baseball, basketball, soccer, and football.

Describes the tools and skills that construction workers need to build houses, bridges, and other structures.

Examines the many important tasks performed by police officers as part of their jobs, including the prevention of crimes, the handling of emergencies, and the enforcement of laws.

Depicts a typical day for a ballet dancer, from warm-up exercises and lessons, to rehearsals, preparation, and finally a performance.

Describes the work of veterinarians, who deal with many kinds of animals.

Describes the training and experience of astronauts who fly the space shuttle.

Describes the physical traits, habits, abilities, and social interactions of sharks. Students will enjoy learning about this ominous and mysterious predator through action-packed photos and text features like color-coded sidebars, vocabulary words, and questions that challenge young readers to learn about sharks from a fresh perspective. RI: Multiple POV reader "think as an animal", Predictable text features, Q&A opportunities photo-text ties,WWWWW and H?, chapter summaries, critical thinking activities etc. RF: Predictable text structure, RW: Fact summaries, Cmpare and Contrast, Further Reading and Extended learning opportunities, SL What do you think? sidebars.

"Describes the features, life, and habits of snakes, and contrasts them to human life"--Provided by publisher.