Synopses & Reviews
What do you want to be when you grow up? People work in various jobs. Very often, clothes fit the job. The right shoes, for example, can make a job easier or safer. A nurse wouldn't wear construction boots, and a construction worker wouldn't wear ballet slippers. There is the right shoe for every job. Steve Swinburne explores various occupations through a simple, lively text and bright, colorful photographs. The book includes a guessing game that invites young readers to guess which shoe matches which job. This Library Media Connection Editor's Choice book offers a unique way of asking children what they want to be when they grow up.
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"Swinburne's crisp, clear photographs show children with favorite shoes, without shoes, and with seasonal footwear . . posing the question 'Whose Shoes?' . . . The book begs for interaction between reader and listener."--Horn Book Guide
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"The text is rhythmic and will read aloud well." --Kirkus Reviews
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"Reminiscent of Margaret Miller's Whose Shoe? (1991), a staple of story programs for many years." --Booklist
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"'Teachers will find this a good tool to use with a unit on community workers. It gives young students a new look at people in their community from a different perspective." --Library Media Connection
Synopsis
What do you want to be when you grow up? This book explores various jobs through lots of photographs of different shoes and simple, lively text. People work in many different jobs -- and very often, the right shoes can make a job easier or safer. Would a nurse wear construction boots? Or should a construction worker wear ballet slippers? A terrific book to explore different careers, it also includes a game that invites young readers to guess which shoe matches which job.
About the Author
Stephen Swinburne is the author of many books, including Saving Manatees, a Society of School Librarians International Honor Book, and Wiff and Dirty George: The Z.E.B.R.A. Incident. He lives in South Londonderry, Vermont.