Jobs of the future : imaginative careers for forward-thinking kids / Sofia E. Rossi & Carlo Canepa ; illustrated by Luca Poli.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Publisher: Kansas City, Missouri : Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2022Description: 77 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781524870959
- 1524870951
- Lavori del futuro. English
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 331.702 R833 | Available | 33111010998108 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 331.702 R833 | Available | 33111010847669 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A fun and imaginative guide to futurist STEAM careers that will inspire middle-grade readers to dream big and envision a better world.
From chemistry and climatology to robotics and the arts, The Architect of Impossible Places imagines professions that may one day be essential to preserving and improving life on Earth. Become a 'plastics fisherman' and save the oceans from pollution! Or be a 'cloud hunter' and help to slow global warming! Whatever their passion, children will discover a world of possibility in this imaginative, colourful guide to a wide range of futuristic careers.
Text in English, translated from the Italian.
"i Lavori del futuro was originally published in Italy in 2020 by White Star Kids."--Colophon.
"From chemistry and climatology to robotics and the arts, Jobs of the Future imagines professions that may one day be essential to preserving and improving life on Earth. Become a "plastics fisherman" and save the oceans from pollution! Or be a "cloud hunter" and help to slow global warming! Whatever their passion, children will discover a world of possibility in this colorful and inspiring guide to a wide range of futuristic careers."--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- The architect of impossible places -- The explorer of faraway planets -- The cloud hunter -- The plastics fisherman -- The plant whisperer -- The DNA tailor -- The master inventor -- The polar ice maker -- The programmer of conscious robots -- The waterless farmer -- The virus detective -- The sun sailor -- The cloner of the past -- The air sweeper -- The deep blue diver -- The alien spotter.