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Oil rig workers / Jill Sherman.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Getting the job donePublisher: New York, NY : PowerKids Press, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First editionDescription: 24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1725300109
  • 9781725300101
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Oil in our lives -- Where does oil come from? -- Striking oil -- Life on the rig -- A dangerous job -- Training and education -- Oil rigger income -- A growing industry -- Up to the challenge? -- Glossary.
Summary: People throughout the world use crude oil products in some form every day: the plastic bottles we drink from, the gasoline that powers our vehicles, and the desks we sit at in school and work. These are all things that make our lives easier. However, we might not have access to them without the hard work put in by oil rig workers. These men and women work on offshore oil rigs away from their friends and families for weeks at a time. Readers will learn about what it takes to become an oil rig worker, the different types of jobs available on an oil rig, and why these jobs are so important to modern society.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 622.023 S553 Available 33111009648508
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

People throughout the world use crude oil products in some form every day: the plastic bottles we drink from, the gasoline that powers our vehicles, and the desks we sit at in school and work. These are all things that make our lives easier. However, we might not have access to them without the hard work put in by oil rig workers. These men and women work on offshore oil rigs away from their friends and families for weeks at a time. Readers will learn about what it takes to become an oil rig worker, the different types of jobs available on an oil rig, and why these jobs are so important to modern society.

Includes index.

Oil in our lives -- Where does oil come from? -- Striking oil -- Life on the rig -- A dangerous job -- Training and education -- Oil rigger income -- A growing industry -- Up to the challenge? -- Glossary.

People throughout the world use crude oil products in some form every day: the plastic bottles we drink from, the gasoline that powers our vehicles, and the desks we sit at in school and work. These are all things that make our lives easier. However, we might not have access to them without the hard work put in by oil rig workers. These men and women work on offshore oil rigs away from their friends and families for weeks at a time. Readers will learn about what it takes to become an oil rig worker, the different types of jobs available on an oil rig, and why these jobs are so important to modern society.

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