"Middle school, high school, college & beyond." Gr 9 Up-These books offer information, tips, and advice in a breezy style. The first title discusses the importance of values and such topics as law and partisanship, questionable hiring practices, and social networking posts. Questions are raised for discussion and thought rather than to demonstrate right and wrong answers for different ethical scenarios. The second half of the book has practical advice and lists dos and don'ts for acceptable behavior and achieving a professional appearance. Job Tracks presents one-page descriptions of careers, including agricultural scientist, nurse anaesthetist, military-intelligence specialist, and robotics engineer, with the text divided into sections labeled "Skills," "Education," "Financial Factors," "If I Could Go Back," and more. The jobs are not presented alphabetically or grouped by categories, but they are indexed by "career pathways." In Work Words, job, business, and career-related words or phrases are grouped into categories: "Acronyms," "Interview: Job Search," "Legal," "Manufacturing...," and so on. With no index, readers must look through all sections to determine whether or not a term is included. These titles are optional purchases. Richard Nelson Bolles and Carol Christen's What Color Is Your Parachute? for Teens (Ten Speed, 2006) is an excellent, organized job-hunting resource and Susan Morem's 101 Tips for Graduates (Checkmark, 2010) offers a wealth of essential skills and straightforward advice for post-high school or post-college students.-June Shimonishi, Torrance Public Library, CAα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. Learn more about "what's out there" in terms of real careers! What are you interested in? Where is your passion? Where do you see yourself after high school? What career do you think you'd like to pursue? What will it take to get into a field that fascinates you? There are exciting, in-demand careers out there right now that you may not even know about! " Job Tracks: 60* Great Careers...and How to Get From Where You Are...to Where you Want to Go!" details sixty real career tracks available across the nation. These are careers that students need to know about, jobs for today and advice for tomorrow with timely information about a variety of exciting ways to "make a difference in the world, or at least a decent living! " Job Tracks: 60* Great Careers...and How to Get From Where You Are...to Where you Want to Go!" is part of the highly-anticipated Careers Curriculum series, a line of educational materials designed to prepare students for the "real world" of work, starting in middle school, high school and beyond. The Careers Curriculum is an essential resource for teenagers and young adults, both in and out of school. Founder and CEO of award-winning publisher Gallopade International, Carole Marsh is the creative force behind more than 15,000 children s books and supplemental educational materials. For 33 years, Marsh s most popular series, Real Kids! Real Places!, was initiated from her own children s request for her to write books for kids, and is aimed at young readers ages 7-14. This original series now has 40 books with eight more to be released in 2011. There are eight more distinct series, all including real characters, historical and factual information, and tons of hilarious mishaps. Gallopade is a leader in the production of curriculum-related resources and supplementary educational materials. The Georgia Experience Social Studies curriculum program was introduced in 2002 and receives ongoing updates whenever Georgia s standards are changed. In 2010, the Georgia Experience was approved as a state-recommended resource. Gallopade also has approved supplementary curriculum products for Virginia, Ohio and Louisiana. Gallopade has built a reputation as a leading source of products focusing on social studies, with an emphasis on history, geography, and biographies, all correlated to specific state standards. Products include books, pocket guides, coloring books, reproducible activity books, maps, stickers, software, and many other educational materials for all 50 states and Canada. Other exciting products include the whiteboard-compatible software, nonfiction and current event books, reading and writing skills development resources, physical, life and earth science resources, multicultural education and much more. Don't allow kids to suffer, fall crash and burn Real success stories from today's job market How to get from where you are to where you want to go Things every student must know For middle school, high school, college and beyond