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What can I do when I grow up? : a young person's guide to careers, money - and the future.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : The School of Life Press, 2019Description: 175 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781912891207 (hbk)
  • 1912891204 (hbk)
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction : what can I do when I grow up? -- What is a job? -- Why some jobs can be a bit boring -- Good and bad jobs -- Why it's hard to know what you want to do -- Why are there so many different jobs -- How do jobs get invented? -- Why adverts matter -- Visible and invisible jobs -- How important is money? -- What do you really enjoy? -- Why do people end up in jobs they don't like? -- Why do some people get paid more than others? -- What makes a job enjoyable? -- How is work like school? -- How to answer people who ask you what you are going to do.
Summary: It's impossible for a child to spend too long around adults without one of them coming up and asking, as if it were the most normal thing in the world, "What do you want to do when you grow up?" They mean for this to be a relatively simple question; the idea is that you'll quite easily be able to say something like, "A teacher" or "A doctor" and then the adult will move on--and bother someone else. But the truth can be a lot more complicated, and if you've ever felt confused or annoyed by the question, you have every right: Knowing what you might want to do with your working life is one of the biggest, oddest, and hardest questions of all. It might take many decades to find a good answer to it--and it's one that most adults are still grappling with... This is a unique book about careers and the world of work written expressly for children. It takes us on a journey around some of the most essential questions within the topic: How can one discover one's passions?, what should a "good" job involve?, what is a good amount of money to try to make?, how does the economy function?--and acknowledges that the job you might do one day probably doesn't even exist now. The result is a book that should spark some exceptionally fruitful conversations and help children look to their future work life with positivity and anticipation.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 331.702 W555 Available 33111009822392
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 331.702 W555 Available 33111009644200
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A practical and inspiring children's guide to money, careers, and the future.

Children frequently ask what they should be when they grow up. Surrounded by adults whose jobs seem to define them, they learn to expect simple answers, like "a doctor," or "a teacher, '' or "a lawyer."

But the truth can be a lot more complicated. Deciding what to do with your working life is one of the biggest, most difficult questions of all. This beautifully illustrated guide helps expand children's ideas about work and inspire them to think creatively about their future, while reminding them that their dream job might not even exist yet!

Written expressly for children, this unique book works through important questions like: How can I discover my passions? What does a "good" job involve? How much money should I make? How does the economy function?

Perfect for curious kids ages eight and up, What Can I Do When I Grow Up is sure to spark fruitful conversations that excite and inspire the next generation.


THE MUCH-ANTICIPATED FOLLOW UP to to Big Ideas for Curious Minds. A THOUGHTFUL AND PRACTICAL GUIDE to the world of careers, aspirations, and jobs. TALKS TO CHILDREN ABOUT MONEY in an an approachable, pragmatic way. BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS by Tyla Mason throughout. INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES for children 8 and up.

Introduction : what can I do when I grow up? -- What is a job? -- Why some jobs can be a bit boring -- Good and bad jobs -- Why it's hard to know what you want to do -- Why are there so many different jobs -- How do jobs get invented? -- Why adverts matter -- Visible and invisible jobs -- How important is money? -- What do you really enjoy? -- Why do people end up in jobs they don't like? -- Why do some people get paid more than others? -- What makes a job enjoyable? -- How is work like school? -- How to answer people who ask you what you are going to do.

It's impossible for a child to spend too long around adults without one of them coming up and asking, as if it were the most normal thing in the world, "What do you want to do when you grow up?" They mean for this to be a relatively simple question; the idea is that you'll quite easily be able to say something like, "A teacher" or "A doctor" and then the adult will move on--and bother someone else. But the truth can be a lot more complicated, and if you've ever felt confused or annoyed by the question, you have every right: Knowing what you might want to do with your working life is one of the biggest, oddest, and hardest questions of all. It might take many decades to find a good answer to it--and it's one that most adults are still grappling with... This is a unique book about careers and the world of work written expressly for children. It takes us on a journey around some of the most essential questions within the topic: How can one discover one's passions?, what should a "good" job involve?, what is a good amount of money to try to make?, how does the economy function?--and acknowledges that the job you might do one day probably doesn't even exist now. The result is a book that should spark some exceptionally fruitful conversations and help children look to their future work life with positivity and anticipation.

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