The Career Ideas for Kids series links young readers' specific interests, talents, and skills to a wide variety of actual professions. Each lighthearted volume is filled with delightful text and playful illustrations.

Coverage begins with a set of questions designed to help kids discover who they are, what they like to do, and what they do best. Highly motivational, and just plain fun, additional chapters include:
-- Get in Gear! Kids begin to learn how to link their interests to actual professions.
-- Take a Trip! Informational interviews with professionals in the field explore a diverse mix of careers.
-- Don't Stop Now! Leads to a world of direct exploration and makes for an open road to Future Destinations!
-- and much more.

Careers profiled:
-- Air Traffic Controller
-- Broadcaster
-- Corporate Trainer
-- Flight Attendant
-- Hotel Manager
-- Law Enforcement Officer
-- Minister/Priest/Rabbi
-- News Reporter
-- Politician
-- Publicist
-- Retailer
-- Social Worker
-- Speech Pathologist
-- Sports Professional
-- Telemarketer.

 

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 154 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 1999 by Facts On File Inc .

Diane Lindsey Reeves holds an undergraduate degree in elementary education and a master's-level certification in applied communications. She is the author of the Career Ideas for Teens series for Facts On File and Checkmark Books. She currently resides in Raleigh, NC. Lindsey Clasen is an editorial assistant and researcher for Bright Futures Press. She lives in Asheville, NC.