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Career Ideas for Kids Who Like Animals and Nature.

Book Report, The, November, 2000 by Keith, Jackie

Reeves, Diane Lindsey Career Ideas for Kids Who Like Animals and Nature. 0-8160-4097-4 2000. 186pp. $18.95 hc. Facts on File. Grades 5-8

Choosing a career is a process that requires active participation on the part of students. These books give kids a road map. Reeves helps youngsters make their own decisions about potential future careers by providing interest inventories and recommending books, Web sites, strategies, and skills exercises. The "meat" of the title is a series of mini-biographies about real-life people who have gone through the process of finding a career. The 15 professionals in each title detail what they wanted to be when they grew up and what their first jobs were. Careers covered include those of actuary, builder, and urban planner in Math,...

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