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"Who do you call when you need to land a car-sized rover on Mars or shrink a computer part to fit in the palm of your hand? An engineer! Engineers find creative solutions to problems using their math, science and technology skills. Learn the steps of the engineering design process, and then see it come to life in these nine stories of real-world engineering ingenuity. Follow along as these problem-solvers build a faster bicycle, fix a particularly...
8) Special ops
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Presents information on the skills and training needed to become a member of a military special ops team. Details the responsibilities that go along with this career and includes color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.
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Presents an overview of what it is like to be a member of the U.S. armed forces, how people join the military, the different kinds of jobs available in the military, and the importance of honoring the sacrifices members of the military make to serve their country. Includes a glossary.
12) Astronaut Annie
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When Annie has a career day at her school, each member of her family wonders if she will choose their career path--her grandfather the news photographer, her father the mountain climber or her mother the basketball player--until she reveals a dream that is all her own.
13) Tradespeople
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Briefly explores the role of tradespeople in the U.S. Military, discussing how they learn while on the job and do many things to help keep military missions on track and keep up the equipment soldiers need to use. Includes color photographs and a memory game to test readers on how well they read the information.
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Provides an overview of different types of jobs in the military, including skilled trades careers, intelligence and cybersecurity careers, medical careers, STEM careers, and mission critical careers. Includes fact boxes, a list of websites for further information, and an interview with someone in the National Guard.
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"When considering career options, working for one of the world's largest employers--the US military--deserves consideration. This is especially true for young people thinking about a career in health care. Whether performed by someone who is enlisted, an officer or a reservist, armed forces health care jobs can be found on military bases in clinics, hospitals and laboratories, and aboard ships, submarines, helicopters and airplanes. Such jobs provide...
18) Armed forces
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Describes the commitment involved in joining the U.S. armed forces, and the benefits which include job training, education, health care, travel, and a sense of purpose. Focuses on eight careers in the armed forces, offering a short questionnaire to see if each job is right for you, and describing each one's job duties, locations, typical day, training, lingo, tips for success, considerations, related jobs, and advancement. Includes color photographs,...