A fun and magical tour of the world of working with animals, with Billie and their very silly pet cat, Mia!

Does your child love animals? Do they think that they might want to work with animals one day when they are grown up? Help your child to find out about all sorts of animal-related jobs that people do.

Billie has a very special dressing up box. When they choose an outfit from the box, they are whisked away to meet all sorts of people doing all kinds of amazing job. In Working with Animals, Billie and Mia meet a vet, a mounted police officer, an ornithologist, a bee keeper, a wildlife film-maker, a zoologist and many more. Together, they find out lots of interesting things about the STEM skills these people use to do their jobs. (And be sure to take a close look to see what naughty and silly things Mia gets up to in the funny illustrations.)

Jump into Jobs is no ordinary science careers series. It's designed to help young children to think not only about the job that they might want to do in the future, but to be inspired by the world of work that is happening all around them. Each book concludes with a spread to encourage children to research the topic further through fun activities. The series is perfect for children aged 5 and up who are interested in what adults do all day and as part of a well rounded PSHE and Science curriculum.

Title in the series:
Working with Animals
Working in Space
Working Underwater
Working with Weather


A fun and magical tour of the world of working with animals, with Billie and their very silly pet cat, Mia!

Does your child love the ocean? Do they think that they might want to work with animals one day when they are grown up? Help your child to find out about all sorts of jobs that people do when they work in, on or under water.

Billie has a very special dressing up box. When they choose an outfit from the box, they are whisked away to meet all sorts of people doing all kinds of amazing job. In Working Underwater, Billie and Mia meet a diving instructor, an oceanographer, a marine scientist, an aquatic vet, an aquanaut and many more. Together, they find out lots of interesting things about these jobs these people do in water. (And be sure to take a close look to see what naughty and silly things Mia gets up to in the funny illustrations.)

Jump into Jobs is no ordinary science careers series. It's designed to help young children to think not only about the job that they might want to do in the future, but to be inspired by the world of work that is happening all around them. Each book concludes with a spread to encourage children to research the topic further through fun activities. The series is perfect for children aged 5 and up who are interested in what adults do all day and as part of a well rounded PSHE and Science curriculum.

Title in the series:
Working with Animals
Working in Space
Working Underwater
Working with Weather


A fun and magical tour of the world of working with weather, with Billie and their very silly pet cat, Mia!

Does your child love weather? Do they think that they might want to work with weather one day when they are grown up? Help your child to find out about all sorts of weather-related jobs that people do.

Billie has a very special dressing up box. When they choose an outfit from the box, they are whisked away to meet all sorts of people doing all kinds of amazing job. In Working with Weather, Billie and Mia meet a meteorologist, a weather presenter, a storm chaser, an climatologist, a hydrologist, a weather photographer and many more. Together, they find out lots of interesting things about these jobs these people do and the weather they work with. (And be sure to take a close look to see what naughty and silly things Mia gets up to in the funny illustrations)

Jump into Jobs is no ordinary science careers series. It's designed to help young children to think not only about the job that they might want to do in the future, but to be inspired by the world of work that is happening all around them. Each book concludes with a spread to encourage children to research the topic further through fun activities. The series is perfect for children aged 5 and up who are interested in what adults do all day and as part of a well rounded PSHE and Science curriculum.

Title in the series:
Working with Animals
Working in Space
Working Underwater
Working with Weather


Jump into Jobs: Working in Space

by Kay Barnham

Published 10 November 2022
A fun and magical tour of the world of working with animals, with Billie and their very silly pet cat, Mia!

Does your child love space? Do they think that they might want to work with space one day when they are grown up? Help your child to find out about all sorts of space-related jobs that people do.

Billie has a very special dressing up box. When they choose an outfit from the box, they are whisked away to meet all sorts of people doing all kinds of amazing job. In Working in Space, Billie and Mia meet an astronomer, rocket scientist, an astronaut, a flight controller, a robotics engineer, a cosmologist and many more. Together, they find out lots of interesting things about these jobs these people do and how they work with space. (And be sure to take a close look to see what naughty and silly things Mia gets up to in the funny illustrations.)

Jump into Jobs is no ordinary careers series. It's designed to help young children to think not only about the job that they might want to do in the future, but to be inspired by the world of work that is happening all around them. Each book concludes with a spread to encourage children to research the topic further through fun activities. The series is perfect for children aged 5 and up who are interested in what adults do all day and as part of a well rounded PSHE and Science curriculum.

Title in the series:

Working with Animals

Working in Space

Working Underwater

Working with Weather

Jump into Jobs: Working with Food

by Kay Barnham

Published 13 February 2025

A fun and magical tour of the world of working with food, with Billie and their very silly pet cat, Mia!

Do you love food and cooking? Do you think that you might like to work with food one day? Find out all about lots of different food-related jobs in Jump into Jobs: Food!

Billie has a very special dressing up box. When they choose an outfit from the box, they are whisked away to meet all sorts of people doing all kinds of amazing jobs. In Working with Food, Billie and Mia meet a farmer, a chef, nutritionist and many more people who work with food. Together, they find out lots of interesting things about these jobs these people do. (And be sure to take a close look to see what naughty and silly things Mia gets up to in the funny illustrations!)

Jump into Jobs is no ordinary careers series. It's designed to help children to think not only about the job that they might want to do in the future, but also to be inspired by the world of work that is happening all around them. Each book concludes with a spread to encourage children to research the topic further through fun activities. A perfect series for children aged 5 and up who are interested in what adults do all day and as part of a well rounded PSHE and Science curriculum.

Contents:
Meet Billie ... and Mia!
Chefs ... create delicious food
Restaurant managers ... juggle jobs
Restaurant critics ... write about food
Caterers ... feed crowds
Food-truck owners ... are on the move
Fruit farmers ... grow juicy crops
Factory managers ... keep food moving
Food technologists ... improve food with science
Nutritionists ... are food experts
Food stylists ... make food look its best
Cake decorators ... make masterpieces
Now it's your turn to work with food!
Glossary
Further information
Index

Title in the series:
Working with Animals
Working with Food
Working with Nature
Working in Space
Working with Sport
Working with Technology
Working Underwater
Working with Weather


A fun and magical tour of the world of working in sport, with Billie and their very silly pet cat, Mia!

Does your child love sport? Do they think that they might want to work in sport one day when they are grown up? Help your child to find out about all sorts of sport-related jobs that people do.

Billie has a very special dressing up box. When they choose an outfit from the box, they are whisked away to meet all sorts of people doing all kinds of amazing jobs. In Working in Sport, Billie and Mia meet a PE teacher, athlete, physiotherapist and many more people working in sport. Together, they find out lots of interesting things about these jobs these people do. (And be sure to take a close look to see what naughty and silly things Mia gets up to in the funny illustrations.)

Jump into Jobs is no ordinary careers series. It's designed to help young children to think not only about the job that they might want to do in the future, but to be inspired by the world of work that is happening all around them. Each book concludes with a spread to encourage children to research the topic further through fun activities. The series is perfect for children aged 5 and up who are interested in what adults do all day and as part of a well rounded PSHE and Science curriculum.

Contents:
Meet Billie ... and Mia!
PE teachers ... inspire pupils
Track athletes ... train to win
Sports coaches ... bring out the best in people
Event managers ... make things happen
Sports commentators ... report the action
Sports photographers ... snap the action
Sports physiotherapists ... help athletes to recover
Sports psychologists ... motivate athletes
Sports scientists ... study performance
Sports nutritionists ... are food experts
Referees ... keep control
Now it's your turn to work with sport!
Glossary
Further information
Index

Title in the series:
Working with Animals
Working with Food
Working with Nature
Working in Space

Working with Sport
Working with Technology
Working Underwater

Working with Weather


A fun and magical tour of the world of working with technology, with Billie and their very silly pet cat, Mia!

Are you fascinated by technology? Do you think that you might want to work with technology one day? Find out about all sorts of technological jobs that people do!

Billie has a very special dressing up box. When they choose an outfit from the box, they are whisked away to meet all sorts of people doing all kinds of amazing jobs. In Working with Technology, Billie and Mia meet an e-bike designer, a robotics engineer, a computer games developer and more. Together, they find out lots of interesting things about these jobs these people do and how they work with technology. (And be sure to take a close look to see what naughty and silly things Mia gets up to in the funny illustrations!)

Jump into Jobs is no ordinary careers series. It's designed to help young children to think not only about the job that they might want to do in the future, but also to be inspired by the world of work that is happening all around them. Each book concludes with a spread to encourage children to research the topic further through fun activities. The series is perfect for children aged 5 and up who are interested in what adults do all day and as part of a well rounded PSHE and Science curriculum.

Contents:
Meet Billie ... and Mia!
Spacesuit designers ... help astronauts survive
Game designers ... create worlds
Computer programmers ... turn ideas into code
Robotics engineers ... control robots
Mechanical engineers ... make machines work
Biomedical engineers ... help doctors and patients
Overhead-line engineers ... move electricity
Electricians ... make electricity work
Recycling technicians ... reuse and recycle
Web developers ... make online shine
E-bike designers ... power the pedals
Now it's your turn to work with technology!
Glossary
Further information
Index

Title in the series:
Working with Animals
Working with Food
Working with Nature
Working in Space
Working in Sport
Working with Technology
Working Underwater
Working with Weather


A fun and magical tour of the world of working with nature, with Billie and their very silly pet cat, Mia!

Do you love nature and being outdoors? Do you think that you might want to work with nature one day? Find out about all sorts of nature-related jobs that people do.

Billie has a very special dressing up box. When they choose an outfit from the box, they are whisked away to meet all sorts of people doing all kinds of amazing jobs. In Working in Nature, Billie and Mia meet an arborist, an environmental engineer, a rewilder, a mountain guide and many more. Together, they find out lots of interesting things about these jobs these people do and how they work with nature. (And be sure to take a close look to see what naughty and silly things Mia gets up to in the funny illustrations.)

Jump into Jobs is no ordinary careers series. It's designed to help young children to think not only about the job that they might want to do in the future, but to be inspired by the world of work that is happening all around them. Each book concludes with a spread to encourage children to research the topic further through fun activities. The series is perfect for children aged 5 and up who are interested in what adults do all day and as part of a well rounded PSHE and Science curriculum.

Contents:
Meet Billie ... and Mia!
Naturalists ... study nature
Botanists ... are plant scientists
Organic farmers ... are kind to the planet
Rewilders ... bring back nature
Park rangers ... care for special places
Seed-bank curators ... save plants for the future
Environmental engineers ... protect nature
Arborists ... are tree experts
Wildlife biologists ... are animal scientists
Marine conservationists ... keep oceans healthy
Mountain guides ... show people the top of the world
Now it's your turn to work with nature!
Glossary
Further information
Index

Title in the series:
Working with Animals
Working with Food
Working with Nature
Working in Space

Working in Sport
Working with Technology
Working Underwater

Working with Weather