Gorman, Jacqueline Laks

Simple text and color photos show how police officers do their jobs, covering their equipment, uniforms, and duties.

Simple text and color photos show how firefighters do their jobs, covering their equipment, clothing, and duties.

Provides an easy-to-read explanation of what a doctor does.

Photographs and simple text introduce the work done by a dentist.

Introduces the work of the bus driver, who helps people by taking them where they want to go.

Examines the job of a United States vice president, descirbes what they do, how they help run the senate, discusses how a person gets elected, and introduces several notable vice presidents in history.

Explains the job of president of the United States, describes how the president manages the federal government, discusses how a person gets elected, and introduces several famous presidents in history.

Explains the job of a member of Congress, describes what senators and representatives do, discusses how a person getselected, and introduces several famous members of Congress in history.

Explains what mayors are and what they do, tells how a person gets to be mayor, and introduces several famous mayors. Includes a glossary.

Describes the different types of courts in the United States and how judges oversee the judicial process, and gives a short profile of famous judges such as Oliver Wendell Holmes, Thurgood Marshall, and Sandra Day O'Conner.