When children are fast asleep, some people are hard at work keeping the city safe and clean, and when daylight comes they go home to sleep.

Seven clotheslines are presented with rhyming verse describing the items of clothing found, and the reader is invited to guess what kind of person and job to which the sets of clothing belong.

In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.

After meeting Herman the Treasure Hunter during a career fair at Emerson School, every second-grader is looking for treasure and finding it--except for Ivy and Bean.

When Nigel looks up at the moon, his future is bright. He imagines himself as...an astronaut, a dancer, a superhero, too! Among the stars, he twirls. With pride, his chest swells. And his eyes, they glow. Nigel is the most brilliant body in the sky. But it's Career Week at school, and Nigel can't find the courage to share his dreams. It's easy to whisper them to the moon, but not to his classmates--especially when he already feels out of place.

A young girl describes in detail how to decide on an interesting job and then tells exactly how to go about getting it.

Describes some of the things that doctors do to help people stay healthy.

"With career paths, skills guides, industry profiles, and more, this book is guaranteed to show you the way from high school to the right job for you"--Page 4 of cover.

You might think that fire burns away most evidence, but not for fire investigators. Forest fires? Suspected arson? A car explosion? Don't worry, Fire Investigators are on the case!

Simple text and full-color photographs describe a teacher's tools, workplace, and role in the community.