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Career Reading Library

K-5
Virtual Career read aloud library
  • Virtual Read Aloud Library K-6
  • "When I Grow Up" Weird Al Yankovic
  • "Career Day" Anne Rockwell
  • "The Berenstain Bears Jobs Around Town" Stan and Jan Berenstain
  • "Who’s Hat is This?" Sharon Katz Cooper
  • "Who’s Vehicle is This?" - Sharon Katz Cooper- This one I would fast forward to about the :50 mark. This one also adds a pause for the kids to guess.
  • "Who’s Tools Are These?" -Sharon Katz Cooper
  • "Grace Hopper Queen of Computer Code"-Laurie Wallmark
  • "My Journey To The Stars " Scott Kelly
  • "Radiant Child"-Javaka Steptoe
  • "Whoosh-Lonnie Johnson's Super Soaking Stream of Inventions"-Chris Barton
Career fiction & non-fiction books
Book Suggestions:
  • Collection of Career Literature: Children Fiction and Non-Fiction Career Books
  • Career Zone Book List
Books Supporting Career Awareness/Career Zones:
  • Baby’s Big World: Chemistry, Veronica L. Murphy, 1-3 years Career Path: scientist, chemist
  • Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do, Kathryn Heeling, 2-6 years
  • Imagine That! How Dr. Seuss Wrote The Cat in the Hat, Judy Sierra, 3-7 years Career Path: writer, illustrator, book publisher, book agent
  • Margaret and the Moon, Dean Robbins, 4-8 years Career Path: engineer, software/coding, computers, astronaut, scientist
  • Shark Lady, Jess Keating, 4-8 years Career Path: Scientist, oceanographer, biologist
  • What Do You Do with a Problem?, Kobi Yamada, 4-8 years Career Path: business wo(man), entrepreneur, inventor, marketer
  • Ada Lovelace: Poet of Science, Diane Stanley, 4-8 years Career Path: scientist, creator, mathematician
  • Career Day, Anne Rockwell K-2
  • Jobs People Do, DK Books K-2
  • Jobs People Do, Jo Litchfield K-2
  • Community Helpers from A to Z, Bobbie Kalman K-2
  • Jobs Around My Neighborhood, Gladys Rosa-Mendoza K-2
  • Let's Meet a Construction Worker, Bridget Heos, 5-8 years Career Path: construction trades
  • Rosie Revere, Engineer, Andrea Beaty, 5-7 years Career Path: engineer, entrepreneur, creator, inventor
  • Grace Hopper Queen of Computer Code, Laurie Wallmark, 5+ years Career Path: Video game maker, inventor, creator, tech, innovator, computers
  • Iggy Peck, Architect, Andrea Beaty, 5+ years Career Path: Architect, Engineer, Construction
  • Charles Darwin’s Around-the-World Adventure, Jennifer Thermes, 5-7 years Career Path: Explorer, Adventure, Biologist, Scientist, Anthropologist, Archaeologist
  • My Journey to the Stars, Scott Kelly,5-8 years Career Path: astronaut, engineer
  • The Boy on Fairfield Street: How Ted Geisel Grew Up to Be Dr. Seuss, Kathleen Krull, 5-9 years Career Path: Writer, cartoonist
  • One Giant Leap, Robert Burleigh, 6-8 years Career Path: astronaut, scientist
  • Radiant Child, Javaka Steptoe, 6-9 years Career Path: artist, writer
  • When I Grow Up: A young person's guide to interesting & unusual occupations 7-11 years
  • See What You Can Be: Explore Career that could be for you! Diane Heiman Liz Suneby & Tracey Wood 3rd-5th
  • Heroes & Helpers Career Book for kids! Carole Marsh 3rd-5th
  • The Quest for Z, Greg Pizzoli, 7-10 years Career Path: Explorer, Adventure, Biologist, Scientist, Anthropologist, Archaeologist
  • Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions, Chris Barton, 7-10 years Career Path: Inventor, creator, toy-maker
  • When I Grow Up I’ll Be a Veterinarian, Connie Colwell Miller, 8-12 years Career Path: (you guessed it) Veterinarian
  • Gifted Hands, Gregg Lewis, 8-12 years Career Path: Doctor, medicine, nurse, surgeon, missionary
  • Chasing Space, Leland Melvin, 8-12 years Career Path: Astronaut, Engineer
  • Steve Jobs: Thinking Differently, Patricia Lakin, 8-12 years Career Path: Inventor, creator, tech, innovator, computers
  • Career Ideas Series-Career Ideas for kids who like: Math & Money, Sports, Music and Dance, Art, Travel & many more , 9yrs+  (to see more titles in the series scroll down to "popular titles by this author")

Books Supporting Social Emotional Learning - Career & College Readiness Skills:
  • Hair Love,  Matthew A. Cherry, 2-7 years-Relationship Skills
  • Let's Play! A Book About Making Friends, Amanda McCardie, 3-7 years- Relationship Skills
  • Llama Llama Time To Share, Anna Dewdney, 2-3 years-Relationship Skills
  • What Does It Mean To Be Kind?,  Rana DiOrio, 4-8 years-Relationship Skills
  • Love Is, Diane Adams, 2-6 years-Responsible Decision Making
  • Should I Share My Ice Cream?, Mo Willems, 2-6 years-Responsible Decision Making
  • The Paperboy, Dav Pilkey, 4-8 years-Responsible Decision Making
  • Why Should I Save Water, Jen Green, 4-7 years-Responsible Decision Making
  • I Am Every Good Thing, Derrick Barnes, 3-8 years-Self-Awareness
  • Who You Were Made To Be,  Joanna Gaines, 1-7 years-Self-Awareness
  • Who Do I Want To Become, Rumeet Billan, 5-7 years-Self-Awareness
  • The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes, Mark Pett, 5-8 years-Self-Management
  • There Might Be Lobsters, Carolyn Crimi, 3-7 years-Self-Management
  • What If Everybody Did That?, Ellen Javernick, 3-6 years-Self-Management
  • All Are Welcome, Alexandra Penfold, 2-6 years-Social Awareness
  • Alma and How She Got Her Name, Juana Martinez-Neal, 3-8 years-Social Awareness
  • Strictly No Elephants, Lisa Mantchev, 2-5 years- Social Awareness
Michigan eLibrary-MeL has an K-8 eBook collection.  You can search under careers, STEM or specific titles to find a wealth of books to support career awareness.
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