Book Suggestions:

• Collection of Career Literature: Children Fiction and Non-Fiction Career Books

• Career Zone Book List

Books Supporting Career Awareness/Career Zones:

• Baby’s Big World: Chemistry, Veronica L. Murphy, 1-3 years Career Path: scientist, chemist

• Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do, Kathryn Heeling, 2-6 years

• Imagine That! How Dr. Seuss Wrote The Cat in the Hat, Judy Sierra, 3-7 years Career Path: writer, illustrator, book publisher, book agent

• Margaret and the Moon, Dean Robbins, 4-8 years Career Path: engineer, software/coding, computers, astronaut, scientist

• Shark Lady, Jess Keating, 4-8 years Career Path: Scientist, oceanographer, biologist

• What Do You Do with a Problem?, Kobi Yamada, 4-8 years Career Path: business wo(man), entrepreneur, inventor, marketer

• Ada Lovelace: Poet of Science, Diane Stanley, 4-8 years Career Path: scientist, creator, mathematician

• Career Day, Anne Rockwell K-2

• Jobs People Do, DK Books K-2

• Jobs People Do, Jo Litchfield K-2

• Community Helpers from A to Z, Bobbie Kalman K-2

• Jobs Around My Neighborhood, Gladys Rosa-Mendoza K-2

• Let's Meet a Construction Worker, Bridget Heos, 5-8 years Career Path: construction trades

• Rosie Revere, Engineer, Andrea Beaty, 5-7 years Career Path: engineer, entrepreneur, creator, inventor

• Grace Hopper Queen of Computer Code, Laurie Wallmark, 5+ years Career Path: Video game maker, inventor, creator, tech, innovator, computers

• Iggy Peck, Architect, Andrea Beaty, 5+ years Career Path: Architect, Engineer, Construction

• Charles Darwin’s Around-the-World Adventure, Jennifer Thermes, 5-7 years Career Path: Explorer, Adventure, Biologist, Scientist, Anthropologist, Archaeologist

• My Journey to the Stars, Scott Kelly,5-8 years Career Path: astronaut, engineer

• The Boy on Fairfield Street: How Ted Geisel Grew Up to Be Dr. Seuss, Kathleen Krull, 5-9 years Career Path: Writer, cartoonist

• One Giant Leap, Robert Burleigh, 6-8 years Career Path: astronaut, scientist

• Radiant Child, Javaka Steptoe, 6-9 years Career Path: artist, writer

• When I Grow Up: A young person's guide to interesting & unusual occupations 7-11 years

• See What You Can Be: Explore Career that could be for you! Diane Heiman Liz Suneby & Tracey Wood 3rd-5th

• Heroes & Helpers Career Book for kids! Carole Marsh 3rd-5th

• The Quest for Z, Greg Pizzoli, 7-10 years Career Path: Explorer, Adventure, Biologist, Scientist, Anthropologist, Archaeologist

• Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions, Chris Barton, 7-10 years Career Path: Inventor, creator, toy-maker

• When I Grow Up I’ll Be a Veterinarian, Connie Colwell Miller, 8-12 years Career Path: (you guessed it) Veterinarian

• Gifted Hands, Gregg Lewis, 8-12 years Career Path: Doctor, medicine, nurse, surgeon, missionary

• Chasing Space, Leland Melvin, 8-12 years Career Path: Astronaut, Engineer

• Steve Jobs: Thinking Differently, Patricia Lakin, 8-12 years Career Path: Inventor, creator, tech, innovator, computers

• Career Ideas Series-Career Ideas for kids who like: Math & Money, Sports, Music and Dance, Art, Travel & many more , 9yrs+  (to see more titles in the series scroll down to "popular titles by this author")

Books Supporting Social Emotional Learning - Career & College Readiness Skills:

• Hair Love,  Matthew A. Cherry, 2-7 years-Relationship Skills

• Let's Play! A Book About Making Friends, Amanda McCardie, 3-7 years- Relationship Skills

• Llama Llama Time To Share, Anna Dewdney, 2-3 years-Relationship Skills

• What Does It Mean To Be Kind?,  Rana DiOrio, 4-8 years-Relationship Skills

• Love Is, Diane Adams, 2-6 years-Responsible Decision Making

• Should I Share My Ice Cream?, Mo Willems, 2-6 years-Responsible Decision Making

• The Paperboy, Dav Pilkey, 4-8 years-Responsible Decision Making

• Why Should I Save Water, Jen Green, 4-7 years-Responsible Decision Making

• I Am Every Good Thing, Derrick Barnes, 3-8 years-Self-Awareness

• Who You Were Made To Be,  Joanna Gaines, 1-7 years-Self-Awareness

• Who Do I Want To Become, Rumeet Billan, 5-7 years-Self-Awareness

• The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes, Mark Pett, 5-8 years-Self-Management

• There Might Be Lobsters, Carolyn Crimi, 3-7 years-Self-Management

• What If Everybody Did That?, Ellen Javernick, 3-6 years-Self-Management

• All Are Welcome, Alexandra Penfold, 2-6 years-Social Awareness

• Alma and How She Got Her Name, Juana Martinez-Neal, 3-8 years-Social Awareness

• Strictly No Elephants, Lisa Mantchev, 2-5 years- Social Awareness

Michigan eLibrary-MeL has an K-8 eBook collection.  You can search under careers, STEM or specific titles to find a wealth of books to support career awareness.