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A hands-on career guide for aspiring soccer players, football quarterbacks, and basketball stars, ""Virtual Apprentice: Professional Athlete"" introduces young readers to careers on the playing field. Ideal for anyone who has ever dreamed of taking their athletic career to the next level, this insightful new resource is filled with profiles of working professionals, 'Reality Check' sidebars, Q&As between everyday kids and pros, a 'Count Me In' journal feature that helps readers get an insider's...

So you want to work in? Find out all about what it is like to work in the these industries. This series explores various occupations and looks at the main tasks for each job, together with skills required and good points and bad points. Each description ends with a case study, following a typical 'day in the life' of an individual working in the industry. With colour photographs on every page, this essential book is ideal for assisting young teenagers with their research into various careers.

Welcome to the childcare field! If you are interested in a career as a social worker, you’ve come to the right book. What exactly do these people do on the job every day? What kind of skills and educational background do you need to succeed in this field? How much can you expect to make, and what are the pros and cons of these various professions? Is this the right career path for you? How do you avoid burnout and deal with stress? This book can help you answer these questions and more. Chidcar...

These 15 women fly outside the lines. Soar beside Black Hawk helicopter pilot turned politician Tammy Duckworth, hot air balloonist Edgora McEwan, or medevac pilot Dede Murawsky. Higher up, meet commercial and military aviators such as the Coast Guard’s Ronaqua Russell, the first African American female to receive the prestigious Air Medal for her rescue efforts during Hurricane Harvey. Next, ride along with Tammie Jo Shults, whose story includes a harrowing catastrophic engine failure while...

A fascinating group of women from all walks of life share their inspirations, advice, and what they wish they’d known when they were younger. If you could go back and share words of wisdom with your younger self, what would you want to say? Thirty-five barrier-breaking women answer that question in the empowering new young adult anthology Dear Younger Me: What 35 Trailblazing Women Wish They'd Known as Girls. Emmy Award-winning journalist Elisa Boxer delivers in-depth profiles of these inspi...

Take your Enterprise expertise to the next level with this excellent Exam Practice Workbook for the BTEC Tech Award. It's specially designed to prepare you for the exam element of the course - Component 3. Inside you'll find tons of realistic practice, with short and extended questions for every topic - including scenario-based ones just like in the real exams. There's also a whole section dedicated to Financial Documents, for even more focus on the bits students can find especially tricky. Eve...

Offers an overview of crime and the American criminal justice system, using extensive examples of real cases to illustrate difficult questions about what is considered criminal and what punishment is appropriate for different types of crimes.

This three-book course provides a firm foundation in Home Economics to all lower secondary school students, particularly those going on to study Home Economics for CXC examinations.The course meets the needs of students following Resource and Technology courses in Home and Family Management. In addition, it offers numerous opportunities for design skills development in the areas of Food preparation and Clothing and Textiles.This fully revised edition contains: - colourful illustrations and clear...