Natalie Romano, Denver Public Library

This season’s section delivers a panoramic view of jobs and careers in many fields and industries.

From exciting information about jobs and careers and fascinating facts about plant biology to leveled readers for young learners, this season’s Spanish and bilingual selections continue to offer versatility, accessibility, and value for collections of all sizes.

These series offer accurate representations of popular and lesser-known careers in many fields and are organized in ways that will appeal to different kinds of learners.

This season’s Spanish series cover lots of exciting, specialized topics for early readers and are well translated for settings where Spanish-only books might be especially useful.

Twenty-first-century job readiness and the skills required to achieve career success are critical topics for readers in any grade. This season’s series present a wide range of career options in a variety of fields and industries. 

Educators and librarians know the importance of minority and English language learning in conjunction with children seeing themselves in the books they read. As evidenced by this season’s series of Spanish and bilingual books, it’s clear that some publishers are responding to the rising demand for the representation of complex and intersectional identities in children’s media.