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So You Want To Be A Scientist (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be A Scientist (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids' Guide to Science, Experiments, the Scientific Method, and the Curious Minds Who Ask Big Questions and Discover How the World Works

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The question arrives before the answer. It always does. That is not a problem to be solved — it is the entire point. The scientist is not the person who has all the answers. The scientist is the person who cannot stop asking the questions — and who has learned, through years of rigorous practice, how to make the universe give them up one at a...

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So You Want To Be A Surgeon (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be A Surgeon (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids' Guide to Surgery, Human Anatomy, Operating Rooms, and the Steady-Handed Doctors Who Save Lives One Procedure at a Time

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RECIPIENT of the Mom's Choice Award Gold — Honoring Excellence

FINALIST — 2026 Literary Global Children's Book Awards (Nonfiction Category)

WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award

The patient is asleep. The room is cold and bright and absolutely quiet except for the steady tone of the monitor. Every person in this room has trained for years...

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So You Want To Be An Actor (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be An Actor (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids' Guide to Acting, Auditions, Stage and Screen Performance, and the Talented Performers Who Bring Characters to Life

From the series: So You Want To Be A...

RECIPIENT of the Mom's Choice Award Gold — Honoring Excellence

WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award

The script is memorized. The costume fits. The stage is set. And none of that is the work.

The work is what happens in the rehearsal room three weeks before opening night, when the director stops the scene for the fourteenth time and asks...

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So You Want To Be A Stunt Performer (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be A Stunt Performer (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids' Guide to Stunts, Action Choreography, Safety Training, and the Fearless Performers Who Make Movie Magic Look Real

From the series: So You Want To Be A...

FINALIST — 2026 Literary Global Children's Book Awards (Adventure and Sports Categories)

WINNER — 2026 PenCraft Seasonal Book Award, Best Children's Concept Book

The explosion goes off on cue. The car rolls exactly three times and stops. The hero falls from the building and hits the crash pad at the precise angle that makes it look unsurvivable...

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So You Want To Be A Toy Designer (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be A Toy Designer (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids' Guide to Toy Invention, Product Design, Prototyping, and the Creative Minds Who Dream Up the Toys We Can't Stop Playing With

From the series: So You Want To Be A...

WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award

The toy looks simple. That is the most difficult thing about it.

Behind the smooth plastic, the satisfying click, the way it fits exactly right in a child’s hand and does exactly the thing that makes them want to do it again — behind all of that is months of work that the child will never see and never...

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So You Want To Be A Singer (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be A Singer (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids' Guide to Singing, Vocal Training, Music Performance, and the Talented Artists Who Share Their Voices with the World

From the series: So You Want To Be A...

The voice is yours. It has always been yours — shaped by your body, your breath, your history, your particular way of hearing the world. No two voices on earth are identical. And yet the voice you were born with is not the voice you will sing with. That one has to be built. That is not a discouraging fact. That is the most exciting thing about...

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So You Want To Be A Voice Actor (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be A Voice Actor (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids' Guide to Voice Acting, Character Voices, Animation and Video Game Recording, and the Talented Performers Behind Our Favorite Characters

From the series: So You Want To Be A...

No one will see your face. No costume, no stage, no spotlight finding you in the dark. There is a microphone, a pair of headphones, a script, and a booth the size of a closet. And from that closet, you will make someone believe in a dragon. A villain. A hero. A talking car. A character who exists nowhere in the physical world except in the sound...

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So You Want To Be A Geologist (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be A Geologist (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids’ Guide to Geology, Rocks and Minerals, Earth Science, and the Curious Scientists Who Read the Stories Written in Stone Beneath Our Feet

Book #50 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

The ground beneath your feet is moving right now. A geologist is the person who can read what it’s doing.

Some kids can’t walk past an interesting rock without picking it up. Some look at a cliff or a canyon and wonder how it got there and how long it took. This book is for them.

So You Want To Be A Geologist is a beautifully illustrated Earth...

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So You Want To Be A Librarian (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be A Librarian (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids' Guide to Libraries, Book Curation, Information Science, and the Resourceful Guides Who Help Us Find Stories, Answers, and Adventures on Every Shelf

Book #49 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

What does it really take to be a librarian — and could it be you?

Say the word “librarian” and most people picture someone stern, whispering “shhh” at anyone who dares to giggle. It’s a funny picture, and it’s completely wrong. So You Want To Be A Librarian opens the door to one of the most surprising and deeply human careers in the world, and...

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So You Want To Be A Teacher (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be A Teacher (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids’ Guide to Education, Classroom Life, Lesson Planning, and the Inspiring Mentors Who Help Young Minds Learn, Grow, and Shine

Every doctor was taught. Every astronaut was taught. Every chef, engineer, and senator learned from someone who once stood at the front of a room and explained something until it made sense.

So You Want To Be A Teacher is an honest, richly illustrated invitation into the profession behind every other profession. Written for curious readers ages 8...

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So You Want To Be An Architect (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be An Architect (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids' Guide to Architecture, Building Design, Blueprints, and the Creative Thinkers Who Imagine and Shape the Spaces Where We Live, Work, and Play

Book #47 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

So You Want to Be an Architect — the career book for the kid who can’t stop building, drawing, and dreaming up spaces.

For every young reader who builds elaborate worlds out of blocks, notices how a room feels the moment they walk in, or redraws the floor plan of their own house for fun — this beautifully illustrated introduction to the world of...

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So You Want To Be A Psychologist (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be A Psychologist (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids' Guide to Psychology, the Human Mind, Behavior Science, and the Curious Professionals Who Study Why We Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do

Book #46 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

The human mind is the most fascinating puzzle there is — and this is the book for the kid who can’t stop asking why.

Why does your loudest friend clam up the second a teacher calls her name? Why can you remember a silly song from years ago but not what you ate for lunch? Why do people yawn the instant they see someone else do it? If questions...

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So You Want To Be A Psychotherapist (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be A Psychotherapist (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids' Guide to Mental Health, Talk Therapy, Emotional Wellness, and the Caring Professionals Who Help People Understand Their Feelings and Heal

Book #45 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

Imagine a job where your most powerful tool isn’t a scalpel, a computer, or a fire truck — it’s the way you listen.

So You Want To Be A Psychotherapist invites curious kids into one of the strangest, most surprising careers there is: the work of helping people heal through careful, honest conversation. No talking down. No sugarcoating. This is a...

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So You Want To Be A Journalist (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be A Journalist (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids' Guide to Journalism, News Reporting, Investigative Stories, and the Determined Writers Who Uncover the Truth and Keep the World Informed

Book #44 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

Somewhere right now, a reporter is knocking on a door no one wants to open. Somewhere else, another is reading the 400th page of a court document, looking for the one sentence that doesn’t add up.

This is what journalism actually looks like. Not the bright lights and the breaking-news graphics — but the slow, stubborn work of finding out what is...

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So You Want To Be A Lawyer (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be A Lawyer (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids’ Guide to Law, Courtrooms, Justice, and the Sharp-Minded Advocates Who Fight for Fairness and Protect People’s Rights

Book #43 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

Most kids think being a lawyer means shouting in a courtroom. The truth is quieter, stranger, and far more powerful — and it just might describe your child.

So You Want To Be A Lawyer pulls back the curtain on one of the world’s oldest professions and shows young readers what lawyers really do — not the version from TV, but the real work of...

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So You Want To Be An Activist (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be An Activist (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids' Guide to Activism, Social Justice, Community Organizing, and the Courageous Changemakers Who Stand Up and Speak Out to Make the World Better

Book #42 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

Most kids notice when something isn’t fair. This is the book for the ones who can’t quite let it go.

So You Want To Be An Activist is a thoughtful, beautifully illustrated introduction to one of the most important kinds of work a person can do: noticing a problem, refusing to look away, and gathering others to help fix it. Written for curious...

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So You Want To Be An Animal Rescue Worker (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be An Animal Rescue Worker (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids' Guide to Animal Rescue, Wildlife Rehabilitation, Shelter Care, and the Compassionate Heroes Who Give Injured and Abandoned Animals a Second Chance

Book #41 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award

A dog stands on a highway overpass at dawn — no collar, no name, and no idea that the person walking slowly toward her has come to help.

What happens in the next twenty minutes is the whole job. You lower your body. You speak softly. You wait. And when she finally decides you mean no harm and lets you...

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So You Want To Be A Fashion Designer (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be A Fashion Designer (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids' Guide to Fashion Design, Fabric, Trend Forecasting, and the Creative Visionaries Who Sketch, Sew, and Shape the Way the World Gets Dressed

Book #39 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award

Some kids look at what everyone is wearing and think, I could make something better. This book is for them.

So You Want To Be A Fashion Designer takes curious readers ages 10 to 14 inside one of the most creative and culturally rich careers in the world, following a design from a first sketch all the...

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So You Want To Be A Candy Scientist (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be A Candy Scientist (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids' Guide to Candy Making, Food Science, Flavor Chemistry, and the Sweet-Toothed Scientists Who Invent the Treats We Can't Stop Eating

Book #40 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award

What if the candy your kids eat every day is actually one of the most fascinating science experiments on the planet — and someone had to figure out exactly how every step works?

So You Want To Be A Candy Scientist pulls back the curtain on a STEM career most people never think about: the food scientists...

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So You Want To Be An Ice Cream Flavor Inventor (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be An Ice Cream Flavor Inventor (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids' Guide to Ice Cream Science, Flavor Development, Food Innovation, and the Creative Taste-Testers Who Dream Up the Scoops We All Scream For

Book #38 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award

What does it really take to invent a brand-new ice cream flavor?

It looks like the easiest job in the world. Just taste ice cream all day, right? But inventing the perfect scoop is one of the most delicious science jobs there is, and this book takes curious kids all the way inside it.

So You Want To Be...

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