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Discover award-winning illustrated books (bound in one volume): The Bridge of the Golden Wood: A Parable on How to Earn a Living (selected by Vermont schools) Great Cape o' Colors (careers, cultures, costumes) Bright Star, Night Star (for aspiring astronomers) Ma MacDonald Flees the Farm (on a woman-owned business) Each has multicultural characters and online SECRETS. Clever stories captivate young children; teens want to apply the profession/business/money-management information (1,500 easy to read words for ages 4 - 15, Pre-K - 10th grade/ESL). These entertaining stories highlight the value of work and of finding solutions to everyday problems. What will your graduate do this summer--or for the rest of their life? Get online BONUS tips: entrepreneurial inspiration, money-making/saving activities, job ideas, customer sources, even upward mobility help. LOOK inside! 118 pages of laughter with Asian, Black, White, Hispanic, and Middle Eastern characters. Don't miss this children's occupation treasury by best-selling author and former Silicon Valley recruiter Karl Beckstrand (explore his 60 multiracial books today). Art by Alycia Mark, Yaniv Cahoua, John Collado, and Luis F. Sanz. Teach a child to fish today--claim bonus ebooks and free classroom lesson plans: KidsWorldBooks (worldwide rights (c) May 2024), libraries, and major kids' book distributors. 8""x 10"". No AI. No CRT, gender, or orientation spiel--just happy learning! JUV006000, JUV009090, JUV012060, JUV039220, JUV033190, JUV030020, JUV036010, JUV025000, JUV063000; Hard ISBN: 978-1951599478, soft: 978-1951599270 (eISBN: 9798224679805)

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""Highly recommended. A deceptively simple story that teaches kids a simple concept... the source of all ideas - creativity.... Solve a problem and create an opportunity.... If a child can think creatively, that skill can be applied to anything, anywhere at any time. At the end of the book, a large number of discussion questions, earning ideas, and tips... to help stimulate more creative thinking. These include working for someone or starting one's own business. Examples are offered, with an eye toward education and civic service. While the inspiring parable is concise and presented perfectly, it is apparent that the goal of this book is to open a child's mind to all the possibilities available through creative thinking and brainstorming as they relate to success in life."" - Linda M., LMBookReview.com ""An amazing story...about finding and making your own opportunities, something every financially-literate child and adult needs to remember! When we make our own opportunities, we can help ourselves to shape our biggest possible FUTURES!...This illustrated folk tale teaches kids how to spot and take advantage of opportunities as they arise and transform their own skills and talents into lucrative activities....Use the book as an inspiring springboard to help kids find their own ""treasure""-of money-making opportunities."" - Ariel Education Initiative ""A great way to introduce the value of serving others and how those efforts lead to a return on the investment. I especially enjoyed the suggested activities after the story. Whether you want to help children learn the importance of inspired service, become entrepreneurs, or just value work...a fun illustrated children's book you will want to read to the children in your life."" - Spencer Harden, media strategist ""The simplicity of this story shines in radiant beauty. From its soft illustrations...to its text and intent by Beckstrand, it holds and captures a great force of life. A parable of reciprocity that can set a foundation for success that will enrich the soul, as well as the pocket. A beautiful way to teach our little ones how to build bridges of success in the matters of life."" - Darleen Wohlfeil, Story Monsters Ink

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""I'm passionate about literacy and using the arts to give people of all backgrounds a vision of their worth and potential."" College media instructor Karl W. Beckstrand is the best-selling author/illustrator of more than thirty multicultural/multilingual titles (60 ebooks-reviews by Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, The Horn Book, and School Library Journal). Raised in San Jose, California, he has lived abroad and earned a B.A. in journalism, an M.A. in international relations & conflict resolution, and a broadcast & film certificate. He's won multiple publishing awards, including an International Book Award for his Y.A. western novel, To Swallow the Earth. Beckstrand loves volleyball and singing (in rock bands or choirs). His Y.A. stories, ebook mysteries, immigrant biographies, self-help, Spanish/bilingual, and STEM books feature ethnic characters-and usually end with a twist. See: Amazon, Apple/iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Follett, Ingram, Walmart and KarlBeckstrand.com

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