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Impoverished Vermont farm girl Lyddie Worthen is determined to gain her independence by becoming a factory worker in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s.

Impoverished Vermont farm girl Lyddie Worthen is determined to gain her independence by becoming a factory worker in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s.

Tired of kindergarten, Bea Jones trades "jobs" with her father, who works in an office.

When winter sidewalks seem to have been mysteriously shoveled, a child wonders if snowmen are magic and have nighttime jobs while the people sleep. Includes hidden pictures.

Alex wants to be a "night worker" like his father who goes to work at a construction site after Alex goes to bed.

Photographs and simple text teach children how work conditions have changed over time, describing the different places people work, the role of women and children in the work place, and the laws that have impacted the working class.

Author Geoff Colvin shows what makes world-class performers so remarkable, and how the principles of great performance can be applied to virtually any activity. Colvin defines what deliberate practice is and isn't, how it works, and how to apply the principle of deliberate practice in our lives and organizations.

A collection of poems for children about people working in unusual jobs.

Ahmed rides his donkey cart throughout the city of Cairo, hurrying to finish his work, so he can return home and share his secret with his family.

Little Brown Bear does not want to go to school, so he tries various jobs instead.