| Career Day Contributor(s): Rockwell, Anne (Author), Rockwell, Lizzy (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060275650 ISBN-13: 9780060275655 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2000 Annotation: Jessica's mother is a veterinarian. Pablo's father is a construction worker. Michiko's mother writes books. What kinds of work do people you know do? On Career Day the children in Mrs. Madoff's class take turns introducing special visitors. Every visitor has something interesting to share, and together the class learns all about the different work people do. In the fourth Mrs. Madoff book, Anne and Lizzy Rockwell revisit Mrs. Madoff's class as they help young readers explore the question "What do you want to be when you grow up?" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Business, Careers, Occupations - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 97020999 |
| Lexile Measure: 600 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 9.37" W x 9.33" (0.76 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 42102 Reading Level: 2.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Michiko's mother writes books. Jessica's mother is a veterinarian. Pablo's father is a construction worker. What kinds of work do people you know do? On Career Day the children in Mrs. Madoff's class take turns introducing special visitors. Every visitor has something interesting to share, and together the class learns all about the different work people do. In the fourth Mrs. Madoff book, Anne and Lizzy Rockwell revisit Mrs. Madoff's class as they help young readers explore the question What do you want to be when you grow up? |
Contributor Bio(s): Rockwell, Lizzy: - Anne and Lizzy Rockwell have collaborated on all the Mrs. Madoff books, including St. Patrick's Day and Presidents' Day, and Who Lives in an Alligator Hole? in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. Anne is the author of What's So Bad About Gasoline?; Brendan and Belinda and the Slam Dunk!; Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?; and Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth. Lizzy is the author-illustrator of Good Enough to Eat; The Busy Body Book; and Hello Baby! Both Anne and Lizzy live in Connecticut. Rockwell, Anne: -Anne Rockwell is a pioneer in the field of nonfiction for very young children. She has more than a hundred books to her credit, including Why Are the Ice Caps Melting? and Clouds in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. She lives in Greenwich, Connecticut. |