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occupations

Books about occupations for readers of all ages.

Cover of Who Can Fix My Cuckoo Clock & Other Stories

Who Can Fix My Cuckoo Clock & Other Stories

C. Wachs Y. Scharf

Ages 4–8occupationsproblem-solving

Cover of What do you do?

What do you do?

Emily Perl Kingsley, Linda Hayward

Ages 2–6occupationscommunity helpers

Cover of How Santa Got His Job

How Santa Got His Job

Stephen Krensky

Ages 4–8occupationsholiday magic

Cover of Learning can be fun

Learning can be fun

Debbie Butcher Wiersma

Ages 3–7learningalphabet

Cover of Motorcycle on patrol

Motorcycle on patrol

Joan Hewett

Ages 5–9occupationscommunity helpers

Cover of Canadian Garbage Collectors (In My Neighbourhood)

Canadian Garbage Collectors (In My Neighbourhood)

Paulette Bourgeois

Ages 4–8community helpersoccupations

Cover of Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy People (Road to Writing)

Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy People (Road to Writing)

Golden Books

Ages 3–7occupationscommunity helpers

Cover of Maybe my baby

Maybe my baby

Irene O'Book

Ages 2–6occupationsimagination

Cover of Who Am I?

Who Am I?

Wiley Blevins

Ages 5–8occupationsself-discovery

Cover of Angela's airplane

Angela's airplane

Robert N. Munsch

Ages 3–8dreamsdetermination

Cover of Career Exploration

Career Exploration

Tracey Boraas, Edward Voeller, Lewann Sotnak

Ages 7–12careersoccupations

Cover of I want to be president

I want to be president

Michaela Muntean

Ages 3–7ambitionleadership

Cover of The star pupil

The star pupil

Carole Hamburger

Ages 4–8self-discoverytalents and abilities

Cover of Sally Gets a Job

Sally Gets a Job

Stephen Huneck

Ages 3–8occupationsself-discovery

Cover of When Poppy and Max grow up

When Poppy and Max grow up

Lindsey Gardiner

Ages 3–7growthimagination

Cover of Helping You Heal

Helping You Heal

Sarah C. Wohlrabe

Ages 4–8helping otherscaregiving

Cover of The bunny book

The bunny book

Patricia M. Scarry

Ages 2–5occupationscommunity

Cover of Keeping You Safe

Keeping You Safe

Ann Owen

Ages 4–8community helperssafety

Cover of Protecting Your Home

Protecting Your Home

Ann Owen

Ages 4–8community helperssafety

Cover of Girls A to Z

Girls A to Z

Eve Bunting, Bloom, Suzanne

Ages 3–8individualitygirl empowerment

Cover of Work and more work

Work and more work

Linda Little

Ages 4–8work and laboroccupations

Cover of Hounds around town

Hounds around town

Megan Halsey

Ages 2–6communityoccupations

Cover of Day With Police Officers

Day With Police Officers

Jan Kottke

Ages 4–8careerscommunity helpers

Cover of Postman Pat 13 Mystery Tour

Postman Pat 13 Mystery Tour

Cunliffe

Ages 3–7communityhelpfulness