Reeves, Diane Lindsey

Examines the legal, political, and social aspects surrounding the issue of child care in America.

Profiles ten careers that are challenging and require courage, including crash scene investigator, diplomat, environmental engineer, first responder, hospice worker, politician, religious leader, social worker, SWAT officer, and teacher.

Provides descriptions of ten glamorous jobs, including actor, artist, athlete, author, dancer, fashion model, interior designer, magazine editor, musician, and television journalist, and features profiles of working professionals in each career.

Profiles ten messy careers, including exterminator, forensic anthropologist, janitor, landfill manager, and mortician, describing their responsibilities, daily tasks, and training.

Provides descriptions of ten fun jobs, including candy maker, cartoonist, clown, comedian, cruise director, magician, museum exhibit designer, summer camp director, toy engineer, and video game designer, and features profiles of working professionals in each career.

Contains descriptions of ten scary jobs, including astronaut, bomb squad technician, smokejumper, stormchaser, and spy, features profiles of working professionals in each field, and includes sidebars, photographs, facts, and activities.

Presents advice for teenagers on pursuing careers in business, management, and administrative positions, explaining the basic principles of business and examining the qualities and skills business employers look for in their employees.

Profiles fifteen career options for kids who like sports, features interviews with people working in those jobs, and includes advice and activities designed to help young people determine a future career path.

Profiles fifteen career options for kids who like adventure and travel, features interviews with people working in those jobs, and includes advice and activities designed to help young people determine a future career path.

Provides descriptions of ten out-of-the-ordinary jobs, examining the pros and cons of each career, including bizarre food chef, circus performer, cryptologist, genetic engineer, pet psychologist, racecar mechanic, rodeo cowboy, tattoo artist, taxidermist, and vermiculturist.