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1) Be a Mason
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Our homes, businesses, and other buildings would not exist without the expert craftsmanship of dedicated trade workers. In this book, readers will learn what it is like to work as a mason. They will find out what masons do each day, what kind of education is required to become a mason, and much more. Includes table of contents, author biography, sidebars, glossary, index, and informative backmatter. Our homes, businesses, and other buildings would...
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Our homes, businesses, and other buildings would not exist without the expert craftsmanship of dedicated trade workers. In this book, readers will learn what it is like to work as a carpenter. They will find out what carpenters do each day, what kind of education is required to become a carpenter, and much more. Includes table of contents, author biography, sidebars, glossary, index, and informative backmatter.
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Our homes, businesses, and other buildings would not exist without the expert craftsmanship of dedicated trade workers. In this book, readers will learn what it is like to work as a construction manager. They will find out what managers do each day, what kind of education is required to become a manager, and much more. Includes table of contents, author biography, sidebars, glossary, index, and informative backmatter. Our homes, businesses, and other...
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Our homes, businesses, and other buildings would not exist without the expert craftsmanship of dedicated trade workers. In this book, readers will learn what it is like to work as an elevator mechanic. They will find out what elevator mechanics do each day, what kind of education is required to become an elevator mechanic, and much more. Includes table of contents, author biography, sidebars, glossary, index, and informative backmatter.
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Our homes, businesses, and other buildings would not exist without the expert craftsmanship of dedicated trade workers. In this book, readers will learn what it is like to work as an HVAC technician. They will find out what HVAC technicians do each day, what kind of education is required to become an HVAC technician, and much more. Includes table of contents, author biography, sidebars, glossary, index, and informative backmatter.
6) Be a Plumber
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Our homes, businesses, and other buildings would not exist without the expert craftsmanship of dedicated trade workers. In this book, readers will learn what it is like to work as a plumber. They will find out what plumbers do each day, what kind of education is required to become a plumber, and much more. Includes table of contents, author biography, sidebars, glossary, index, and informative backmatter.
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Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a robotics engineer. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, and daily job tasks related to this career, in the framework of the STEAM, Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, movement. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.
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Our homes, businesses, and other buildings would not exist without the expert craftsmanship of dedicated trade workers. In this book, readers will learn what it is like to work as an electrician. They will find out what electricians do each day, what kind of education is required to become an electrician, and much more. Includes table of contents, author biography, sidebars, glossary, index, and informative backmatter.
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Our homes, businesses, and other buildings would not exist without the expert craftsmanship of dedicated trade workers. In this book, readers will learn what it is like to work as a construction equipment operator. They will find out what equipment operators do each day, what kind of education is required to become an equipment operator, and much more. Includes table of contents, author biography, sidebars, glossary, index, and informative backmatter....
11) Flying Dragons
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They might not fly with wings but these lizards have flaps of skin that let them glide through the sky. Learn all about these colorful flying dragons of Southeast Asia. Life science curriculum links are covered throughout. Critical thinking questions using the common core are also included.
12) Bearded Dragons
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Bearded dragons don't breathe fire, but they do have spikes to scare away predators! Readers will learn all about this real-life dragon that lives only in Australia. Life science curriculum links are covered throughout. Critical thinking questions using the common core are also included.
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Who can resist trucks? They're loud. They're complicated. They have wheels twice as tall as your dad. Trucks! has many cool images of the trucks we know and love. There are also curiosities like the $3 million mining truck that's "like driving a house." This level 1 text is revved up with sound words and images to steer young readers on the road to reading success.
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Learn about how nature has inspired technological innovations with this book on the similarities between gecko feet and a new adhesive tape. Integrating both historical and scientific perspectives, this book explains how gecko feet inspired the invention of an adhesive. Readers will make connections and examine the relationship between the two concepts. Sidebars, photographs, a glossary, and a concluding chapter on important people in the field add...
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Discover exciting changes in space travel. Learn how reusable rockets roar into space and then land gracefully on Earth. Find out how humans stay in space longer than ever and monitor the effects of weightlessness on their bodies. See how people around the world are planning for humanity's greatest mission yet: Mars. Fascinating photos and STEM Focus sidebars flesh out this cutting-edge science adventure.
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