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School Library Journal - 04/01/2022 Gr 3–5—Practical career information pairs with fascinating facts about science and technology in this series, which highlights different jobs in engineering, mathematics, general science, and technology. Various career profiles are included in each volume: My Job in Engineering includes education and skill requirements for civil, mechanical, agricultural, and electrical engineering, among others, as well as nontraditional paths like consultant and motorsports engineer. Readers will love learning that a degree in mathematics could lead to careers like videogame programmer or astronomer. Diversity is well-represented in this series. Each page balances illustrations and graphics with blocks of text and short captions that explain the daily lives and routines of each job; however, some early readers may struggle to navigate the smaller text in this series. VERDICT Overall, a good series that will update school or public library collections. - Copyright 2022 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

Booklist - 08/01/2022 Inspiration begins in the classroom, and the Classroom to Career series (4 titles) shows kids real-world applications of school subjects via profiles of an array of career paths. Each book features a short introduction to its topic and an explanation of how a job differs from a career, followed by descriptions of careers that fall beneath its umbrella topic. Each career is presented in a visually engaging double-page spread containing photos, digital graphics, and boxed text. In My Job in Technology, readers explore the tech scene through in-demand professions like IT trainers and AI programmers. In each volume, standard back matter is preceded by a page listing famous individuals in the STEM field being discussed. These books are suitable for a classroom shelf and browsing and will encourage students to think outside of the box. - Copyright 2022 Booklist.