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Provides an overview of the entertainment industry in the United States, touching on economics, technology, main events, job market, and cultural context relating to this industry.

Discusses different types of careers in travel and tourism.

Uses rhyming riddles and photographs to introduce children to all kinds of occupations.

"For decades, Barbie has shown girls that with dedication and passion they can live their dreams. This 5-minute story collection includes five . . . stories featuring Barbie 'Malibu' and Barbie 'Brooklyn' as they explore . . . careers including: Ballerina, Horse Rider, Scientist, Pilot, and Teacher"--Amazon.

"This Step into Reading collection features five LEGO City leveled readers, featuring careers including firefighters, handy persons, police, and veternarians!"--Amazon.

"Gladiators fought for glory. Ice harvesters chopped up lakes. In the USA, human computers, called rocket women, calculated the paths of spaceships with pen and paper. All these jobs really existed. Now they are gone. This is a book of extraordinary periods in history on six continents. It spans the centuries of the professional fartists and the walking toilets, of the brave riders of the Pony Express, and the lazy ornamental hermits. Marvel at Germany's feared coffee sniffers and London's dreaded executioners"--Back cover.

"Creative people tend to have a difficult time building a career based on their artistic passions. This is partly because there are usually far fewer job openings in the arts than there are creative people to fill them. Yet in spite of the widely-recognized difficulties of making a steady living as an artist, there is never a shortage of individuals in each new generation who vigorously and earnestly try to do so"--.

Food & Natural Resources provides an introduction to the nationally recognized Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources career pathway.

Architecture & construction provides an introduction to the nationally recognized architecture and construction career pathway.

What jobs are there at a museum? Who creates books? Where do cooks work? The Do You Know? series provides in-depth looks at a wide range of popular subjects.