Working With Animals

School Library Journal

Gr 6-10-These excellent books will be attractive to browsers, and the detailed indexes make them accessible to readers looking for specific topics. Each one includes seven jobs, from animal groomer to zookeeper in Animals, from games designer to Web site developer in Computers. The fields are broad, but each volume gives a diverse range of possible careers, with some requiring advanced education and some not. Each chapter begins with a description of the job and then moves on to discuss the responsibilities, qualifications, and best personality type for each one. Interesting sidebars include quotes of favorable and unfavorable points of the positions and hour-by-hour descriptions of a typical day. The page for further information includes books, Web sites, and useful addresses of professional associations. The writing is clear and interesting, and the books are visually well organized. Stock photos serve to break up the text but add very little visual interest.-Sonja Cole, Briarcliff Middle School, Mountain Lakes, NJ Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.