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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 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...

WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award

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...

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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...

WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award

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...

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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...

WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award

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...

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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...

WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award

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....

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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...

WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award

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...

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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...

WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award

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...

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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

Book #48 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award

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...

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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...

WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award

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...

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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...

WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award

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...

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

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

A Kids’ Guide to Numbers, Patterns, Proofs, and the Brilliant Problem Solvers Who Uncover the Hidden Rules of the Universe

Book #51 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

From the So You Want To Be A… Series — 2026 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, Grand Prize Winner

Right now, somewhere in New York City, two people have exactly the same number of hairs on their heads. Nobody has counted. With one simple idea, a mathematician can prove it.

Mathematics is far bigger than times tables and worksheets. It is the hunt for...

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So You Want To Be A Documentary Filmmaker (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be A Documentary Filmmaker (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids’ Guide to Filmmaking, Storytelling, Interviews, Editing, and the Curious Creators Who Capture Real Life on Camera

Book #52 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

Every great documentary begins with someone who noticed a story everyone else walked past.

So You Want To Be A Documentary Filmmaker is an illustrated career guide for kids who love true stories, video making, and asking questions. Written for ages 10 to 14 and enjoyed by curious readers 8 and up, it takes young readers behind the camera to show...

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So You Want To Be An International Aid Worker (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be An International Aid Worker (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids’ Guide to Humanitarian Aid, Disaster Relief, Refugee Camps, and the Caring People Who Bring Help to Strangers in Crisis

Book #53 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

What would you do if a truck full of food was stopped at a checkpoint in the middle of a war?

Every day, international aid workers face questions like that one. They head toward earthquakes, floods, famine, and war, bringing clean water, food, shelter, and medicine to families who have lost almost everything. So You Want To Be An International...

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So You Want To Be A Public Defender (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be A Public Defender (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids' Guide to Criminal Justice, Courtroom Law, Your Constitutional Rights, and the Courageous Lawyers Who Defend Everyone's Right to a Fair Trial

Book #54 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

From the award-winning So You Want To Be A… Series
GRAND PRIZE — 2026 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards
SILVER AWARD — 2026 CIPA EVVY Book Awards, Children’s Nonfiction

Every kid who has ever asked “But is that fair?” will find themselves in this book.

What happens when someone is accused of a crime and can’t afford a lawyer? A public defender steps in....

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

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

A Kids' Guide to Cultures Around the World, Human Origins, Languages and Customs, and the Curious Scientists Who Study What It Means to Be Human

Book #55 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

Why do people sing to you once a year, watch you blow out fire on top of a cake, and then happily eat the cake you just blew all over?

Anthropologists ask questions like that for a living. They study people everywhere and across all of time, from families who herd reindeer across the Arctic to the kids sitting next to you at lunch. So You Want To...

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So You Want To Be An Interior Designer (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be An Interior Designer (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids’ Guide to Room Design, Color and Light, and the Creative Problem-Solvers Who Make Every Space Feel Just Right

Book #56 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

From the award-winning So You Want To Be A… Series
GRAND PRIZE — 2026 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards
SILVER AWARD — 2026 CIPA EVVY Book Awards, Children’s Nonfiction

This isn’t a book about picking pretty paint colors. It’s a book about the rooms that shape how we live, the places where we rest, learn, heal, and gather, and the belief that a...

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

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

A Kids’ Guide to Engineering, Design, Problem-Solving, and the Inventive Thinkers Who Build Bridges, Buildings, and the World Around Us

Book #57 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

From the award-winning So You Want To Be A… Series
GRAND PRIZE — 2026 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards
SILVER AWARD — 2026 CIPA EVVY Book Awards, Children’s Nonfiction

Why do engineers fire chickens at airplane windshields? Why did a woodpecker ground a space shuttle? And how did a melted candy bar lead to the microwave oven? This illustrated STEM book...

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

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

A Kids' Guide to Nursing, Hospitals, Medicine, and the Compassionate Professionals Who Care for Us When We Are Sick, Scared, Hurt, or Brand New to the World

Book #58 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

From the award-winning So You Want To Be A… Series
GRAND PRIZE — 2026 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards
SILVER AWARD — 2026 CIPA EVVY Book Awards, Children’s Nonfiction

In a hospital, doctors come and go. Nurses stay.

They’re the ones awake at 3 a.m., the first to notice a fever climbing or a patient breathing a little too fast, and often the reason a...

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So You Want To Be A Hedge Fund Manager (So You Want To Be A...)

So You Want To Be A Hedge Fund Manager (So You Want To Be A...)

A Kids' Guide to Markets, Money, Research, and the Puzzle-Loving Investors Who Hunt for Clues Other People Miss

Book #59 from the series: So You Want To Be A...

From the award-winning So You Want To Be A… Series
GRAND PRIZE — 2026 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards
SILVER AWARD — 2026 CIPA EVVY Book Awards, Children’s Nonfiction

A hedge fund manager does not invest in shrubs. Not even fancy ones.

So what do they do all day? This funny, honest, and surprisingly heartwarming career guide for kids answers the...

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