Publisher Description

The Firefly Books young kids' career series: I Want to Be New editions, revised to reflect the increasing diversity in society and changing technology in the lives of people working around children. This best-selling series of 17 titles has sold more than 800,000 copies since publication and earned excellent reviews and praise for the range of occupations it features. With vibrant colour pictures and plain text, the I Want To Be series is an appealing introduction to a broad spectrum of occupations, from Pilot to Chef to Cowboy, making them ideal for inclusion in Community Helpers and other Common Core Correlations Social Studies and Language Arts units. New photos show Policewomen with contemporary uniforms and state-of-the-art equipment. Firefighters' uniforms protect better; Builders are women as well as men; many of the Nurses are male. This reflects the society that kids are seeing now. Mainly, children will enjoy the I Want To Be books for the pictures, reading to themselves, seeing everyday people doing important jobs, like the adults in their family and in their dreams and aspirations.

Author Biography

Dan Liebman is a magazine writer, editor and the author of many children's books, including the previous books in the I Want to Be series.

Review

[Review of previous edition: ] These colorful titles feature candid photographs of friendly community helpers in different situations with accompanying texts describing what each professional is doing... Readers are introduced to pediatricians, surgeons, nurse practitioners, and EMTs. Liebman offers a very positive view of how doctors help to make people feel better, but doesn't hide the fact that some medical procedures are painful... Recommended for schools and public libraries.-- "Publishers Weekly" (4/3/2000 12:00:00 AM)

Review Quote

[Review of previous edition:] These colorful titles feature candid photographs of friendly community helpers in different situations with accompanying texts describing what each professional is doing... Readers are introduced to pediatricians, surgeons, nurse practitioners, and EMTs. Liebman offers a very positive view of how doctors help to make people feel better, but doesn't hide the fact that some medical procedures are painful... Recommended for schools and public libraries.

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