Overview
By describing life at the Brooklyn Children's Museum, Working at a Museum provides an easy-to-read introduction to a variety of careers including museum administration, graphic design, and public relations, and a variety of skills, such as animal caretaking, carpentry, and computer science. The book also describes some of the things one can visit at the Brooklyn Children's Museum, including: valuable African masks, a greenhouse, a library, and unusual live animals.Introduces some of the people who work at the Brooklyn Children's Museum, including the director of collections, various curators, exhibit designers, technicians, educators, program directors, and public relations staff.
Synopsis
By describing life at the Brooklyn Children's Museum, Working at a Museum provides an easy-to-read introduction to a variety of careers including museum administration, graphic design, and public relations, and a variety of skills, such as animal caretaking, carpentry, and computer science. The book also describes some of the things one can visit at the Brooklyn Children's Museum, including: valuable African masks, a greenhouse, a library, and unusual live animals.
School Library Journal
Gr 1-3-A look at a variety of careers. Scientists and other staffers at the Marine Resources Development Foundation in Key Largo, FL, are featured in Marine Institute. Zoo tells about the different employees at the Miami Zoo and how they keep the animals healthy and happy. Museum features numerous workers at the Brooklyn Children's Museum. There is great diversity in the occupations presented in each book. Full-color photos take up most of the pages; text is limited to four or five sentences per picture. Readers come away with an idea of just how many individuals are needed to run an institution. Additional purchases where needed.-Connie A. Compton, Independent School District, Carrollton, TX