Architecture & Construction

Gr 4–7—These interactive titles use clues readers can match to their own interests in order to arrive at one of the eight careers featured in each volume. Students are also prompted to write their thoughts on downloadable activity sheets. Job descriptions are brief but conversational, and the series succeeds in grabbing reader attention by initiating further exploration. Inset boxes offer websites and a "Start Now!" list of activities that relate to the topic—for instance, joining Scouts to develop skills to be an "emergency management coordinator" or helping younger students with computers in the media center in order to become a "help desk analyst." It is noted that "some very smart career experts" devised the 16 career fields referenced throughout (using the National Career Clusters Framework), so it is possible eight additional books will be forthcoming.