(4) YA New Careers for the 21st Century: Finding Your Role in the Global Renewal series. These vocational-guidance books focus on careers expected to grow in the twenty-first century. The information contained in each volume is reasonably solid if dryly presented, and frequent sidebars and captioned photos expand the text. Middle and high school libraries may find the series' concentration on "green" jobs useful. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these New Careers for the 21st Century titles: Careers in Green Energy, Freelance & Technical Writers, Media in the 21st Century, Green Construction, Green Mechanics, Tomorrow's Transportation, and Environmental Science & Protection.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) YA New Careers for the 21st Century: Finding Your Role in the Global Renewal series. These vocational-guidance books focus on careers expected to grow in the twenty-first century. The information contained in each volume is reasonably solid if dryly presented, and frequent sidebars and captioned photos expand the text. Middle and high school libraries may find the series' concentration on "green" jobs useful. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these New Careers for the 21st Century titles: Careers in Green Energy, Freelance & Technical Writers, Media in the 21st Century, Green Construction, Green Mechanics, Tomorrow's Transportation, and Environmental Science & Protection.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) YA New Careers for the 21st Century: Finding Your Role in the Global Renewal series. These vocational-guidance books focus on careers expected to grow in the twenty-first century. The information contained in each volume is reasonably solid if dryly presented, and frequent sidebars and captioned photos expand the text. Middle and high school libraries may find the series' concentration on "green" jobs useful. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these New Careers for the 21st Century titles: Careers in Green Energy, Freelance & Technical Writers, Media in the 21st Century, Green Construction, Green Mechanics, Tomorrow's Transportation, and Environmental Science & Protection.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) YA New Careers for the 21st Century: Finding Your Role in the Global Renewal series. These vocational-guidance books focus on careers expected to grow in the twenty-first century. The information contained in each volume is reasonably solid if dryly presented, and frequent sidebars and captioned photos expand the text. Middle and high school libraries may find the series' concentration on "green" jobs useful. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these New Careers for the 21st Century titles: Careers in Green Energy, Freelance & Technical Writers, Media in the 21st Century, Green Construction, Green Mechanics, Tomorrow's Transportation, and Environmental Science & Protection.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) YA New Careers for the 21st Century: Finding Your Role in the Global Renewal series. These vocational-guidance books focus on careers expected to grow in the twenty-first century. The information contained in each volume is reasonably solid if dryly presented, and frequent sidebars and captioned photos expand the text. Middle and high school libraries may find the series' concentration on "green" jobs useful. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these New Careers for the 21st Century titles: Careers in Green Energy, Freelance & Technical Writers, Media in the 21st Century, Green Construction, Green Mechanics, Tomorrow's Transportation, and Environmental Science & Protection.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) YA New Careers for the 21st Century: Finding Your Role in the Global Renewal series. These vocational-guidance books focus on careers expected to grow in the twenty-first century. The information contained in each volume is reasonably solid if dryly presented, and frequent sidebars and captioned photos expand the text. Middle and high school libraries may find the series' concentration on "green" jobs useful. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these New Careers for the 21st Century titles: Careers in Green Energy, Freelance & Technical Writers, Media in the 21st Century, Green Construction, Green Mechanics, Tomorrow's Transportation, and Environmental Science & Protection.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) YA New Careers for the 21st Century: Finding Your Role in the Global Renewal series. These vocational-guidance books focus on careers expected to grow in the twenty-first century. The information contained in each volume is reasonably solid if dryly presented, and frequent sidebars and captioned photos expand the text. Middle and high school libraries may find the series' concentration on "green" jobs useful. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these New Careers for the 21st Century titles: Careers in Green Energy, Freelance & Technical Writers, Media in the 21st Century, Green Construction, Green Mechanics, Tomorrow's Transportation, and Environmental Science & Protection.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) 4-6 Wild Science Careers series. Each book features interview-based profiles of men and women who work in the fields of meteorology, paleontology, or epidemiology. Factual information about their careers, the science behind their work, technology used to investigate research questions, and education required are included in the informative but somewhat choppy texts, along with photographs of the scientists in action. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Wild Science Careers titles: Storm Scientist, Dinosaur Scientist, and Disease-Hunting Scientist.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Wild Science Careers series. Each book features interview-based profiles of men and women who work in the fields of meteorology, paleontology, or epidemiology. Factual information about their careers, the science behind their work, technology used to investigate research questions, and education required are included in the informative but somewhat choppy texts, along with photographs of the scientists in action. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Wild Science Careers titles: Storm Scientist, Dinosaur Scientist, and Disease-Hunting Scientist.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Wild Science Careers series. These books introduce field scientists in geology, chemistry, or ecology. The texts describe the work of the featured men and women, how they developed their interests and expertise, and their particular contributions. Photographs of the scientists at work and diagrams throughout help enliven the informative but somewhat choppy texts. Detailed information on required education and salary expectations is included. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Wild Science Careers titles: Ice Scientist, Lava Scientist, and Forensic Scientist.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Wild Science Careers series. These books introduce field scientists in geology, chemistry, or ecology. The texts describe the work of the featured men and women, how they developed their interests and expertise, and their particular contributions. Photographs of the scientists at work and diagrams throughout help enliven the informative but somewhat choppy texts. Detailed information on required education and salary expectations is included. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Wild Science Careers titles: Ice Scientist, Lava Scientist, and Forensic Scientist.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Wild Science Careers series. Each book features interview-based profiles of men and women who work in the fields of meteorology, paleontology, or epidemiology. Factual information about their careers, the science behind their work, technology used to investigate research questions, and education required are included in the informative but somewhat choppy texts, along with photographs of the scientists in action. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Wild Science Careers titles: Storm Scientist, Dinosaur Scientist, and Disease-Hunting Scientist.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Wild Science Careers series. These books introduce field scientists in geology, chemistry, or ecology. The texts describe the work of the featured men and women, how they developed their interests and expertise, and their particular contributions. Photographs of the scientists at work and diagrams throughout help enliven the informative but somewhat choppy texts. Detailed information on required education and salary expectations is included. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Wild Science Careers titles: Ice Scientist, Lava Scientist, and Forensic Scientist.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Careers in Film and Television series. This series provides an overview of the work actors, set designers, costumers, and makeup artists do. Readers may glean some useful facts from the descriptions of particular actors or productions; less information is provided about daily life in the industry. Boxed text is occasionally inserted into the middle of expositions on other topics. The visuals (mostly movie stills) are generally well chosen. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Careers in Film and Television titles: So You Want To Be a Film or TV Actor? and So You Want to Work in Set Design, Costuming, or Make-Up?

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) 4-6 Careers in Film and Television series. This series provides an overview of the work actors, set designers, costumers, and makeup artists do. Readers may glean some useful facts from the descriptions of particular actors or productions; less information is provided about daily life in the industry. Boxed text is occasionally inserted into the middle of expositions on other topics. The visuals (mostly movie stills) are generally well chosen. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Careers in Film and Television titles: So You Want To Be a Film or TV Actor? and So You Want to Work in Set Design, Costuming, or Make-Up?

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) 4-6 Careers in Film and Television series. This series provides an overview of the kinds of work screenwriters, directors, and animators do. The books will be most useful to readers already familiar with the films and television shows to which they refer. Occasional full-page boxed text is awkwardly inserted into the middle of expositions on other topics. The many visuals (mostly movie stills) are generally well chosen. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Careers in Film and Television titles: So You Want to Be a Film or TV Director?, So You Want to Be a Film or TV Screenwriter?, and So You Want to Work in Animation & Special Effects?

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) 4-6 Careers in Film and Television series. This series provides an overview of the kinds of work screenwriters, directors, and animators do. The books will be most useful to readers already familiar with the films and television shows to which they refer. Occasional full-page boxed text is awkwardly inserted into the middle of expositions on other topics. The many visuals (mostly movie stills) are generally well chosen. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Careers in Film and Television titles: So You Want to Be a Film or TV Director?, So You Want to Be a Film or TV Screenwriter?, and So You Want to Work in Animation & Special Effects?

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) 4-6 Careers in Film and Television series. This volume will give aspiring film and television editors a good deal of information about history, techniques, and day-to-day life in the TV and movie industries. Specific examples help make connections, and the importance of editing to the finished films is certainly evident. The text might have been enhanced by more stills from the shows and films described. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) 4-6 U.S. Armed Forces and Military Careers series. The book begins with a description of a Coast Guard rescue operation after Hurricane Katrina. A history of the Coast Guard follows, including details about major wars. The author also discusses what one must do to become a guardsman and opportunities for those who enlist. Numerous photographs and sidebars help enliven the dense text. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(4) 4-6 Careers in Film and Television series. This series provides an overview of the kinds of work screenwriters, directors, and animators do. The books will be most useful to readers already familiar with the films and television shows to which they refer. Occasional full-page boxed text is awkwardly inserted into the middle of expositions on other topics. The many visuals (mostly movie stills) are generally well chosen. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Careers in Film and Television titles: So You Want to Be a Film or TV Director?, So You Want to Be a Film or TV Screenwriter?, and So You Want to Work in Animation & Special Effects?

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin