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K-3Seedlings: Community Life series.
With glossy photos and very simple sentences in large type, these well-designed introductions to community-helping careers are suited to emerging readers new to nonfiction. The texts cover the bare essentials, including each job's purpose and basic details of the work being done. A concluding photo-diagram points out a handful of supplies and equipment. Also available in Spanish. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Seedlings: Community Life titles: Construction Workers, Dentists, Farmers, Nurses, Teachers, and Veterinarians.