Children's Nonfiction Beginner
Quiero ser Maestro
- Publisher
- Firefly Books
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2001
- Category
- Beginner, General, Careers
- Recommended Age
- 4 to 7
- Recommended Grade
- p to 2
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781552095942
- Publish Date
- Mar 2001
- List Price
- $5.99
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Description
The I Want to Be... series gives young children a realistic insight into the working day of adults. Easy-to-read captions and color photographs of women and men from different cultures help children understand what's involved in each occupation. Young readers learn to respect the importance of doing a job well and appreciate the contributions these workers make to our life and the world around us.
These books are perfect for reading alone or in group story times. They are certain to spark questions and encourage dialogue and prompt children to learn more about these occupations.
About the author
DAN LIEBMAN is a longtime freelance editor and author. He wrote the monthly “Star Gazing” column for Famous magazine for over ten years. Before that, he wrote (under the name Clare Annswell) “StarScope,” a popular syndicated column for U.S. community newspapers. He also wrote an astrology column for Harlequin magazine and edited Harlequin’s series of astrology books.
Editorial Reviews
The full-color photographs, depicting a wide range of ethnically diverse people interacting in many different situations, will hold the attention of young readers. These selections would be good to use in conjunction with others books to present different occupations to youngsters. Most appropriate for classroom use, they will be best selected for public and school libraries.
Publishers Weekly
The full-color photographs, depicting a wide range of ethnically diverse people interacting in many different situations, will hold the attention of young readers. These selections would be good to use in conjunction with others books to present different occupations to youngsters. Most appropriate for classroom use, they will be best selected for public and school libraries.
Publishers Weekly
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Library Journal
The full-color photographs, depicting a wide range of ethnically diverse people interacting in many different situations, will hold the attention of young readers.
Library Journal