When I Grow Up
A Young Person's Guide to Interesting and Unusual Occupations
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co.
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2008
- Category
- Careers
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780805077179
- Publish Date
- Sep 2008
- List Price
- $18.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
What do you want to be when you grow up? Consider all your options. How about being a game designer and creating computer action games similar to the ones you play? Or, if you like chocolate, you could become a chocolatier and make delectable treats. There's even the possibility of studying fascinating bugs for a living—as an entomologist. The choices are endless. So come read about fourteen professionals and the unusual and satisfying work that they do. Maybe some of these career paths will inspire ideas of your own.
About the author
Contributor Notes
JESSICA LOYis the creator ofFollow the Trail: A Young Person's Guide to the Great Outdoors. An accomplished graphic designer and painter, Ms. Loy is an associate professor at the Center for Art and Design at the College of Saint Rose where she teaches graphic design. She lives in Delmar, New York, with her family.
Editorial Reviews
“Children in search of a unique answer to the question 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' will appreciate this book.” —School Library Journal