Jobs of the future : imaginative careers for forward-thinking kids / Sofia E. Rossi & Carlo Canepa ; illustrated by Luca Poli.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Publisher: Kansas City, Missouri : Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2022Description: 77 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781524870959
  • 1524870951
Uniform titles:
  • Lavori del futuro. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 331.702 23
LOC classification:
  • HF5381.2 .R67613 2022
Contents:
Introduction -- The architect of impossible places -- The explorer of faraway planets -- The cloud hunter -- The plastics fisherman -- The plant whisperer -- The DNA tailor -- The master inventor -- The polar ice maker -- The programmer of conscious robots -- The waterless farmer -- The virus detective -- The sun sailor -- The cloner of the past -- The air sweeper -- The deep blue diver -- The alien spotter.
Summary: "From chemistry and climatology to robotics and the arts, Jobs of the Future imagines professions that may one day be essential to preserving and improving life on Earth. Become a "plastics fisherman" and save the oceans from pollution! Or be a "cloud hunter" and help to slow global warming! Whatever their passion, children will discover a world of possibility in this colorful and inspiring guide to a wide range of futuristic careers."--Provided by publisher
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Books Books Odessa College PECO Grant PECOS GN 331.7 JOBS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 51994001720574

Text in English, translated from the Italian.

"I Lavori del futuro was originally published in Italy in 2020 by White Star Kids."--Colophon

"From chemistry and climatology to robotics and the arts, Jobs of the Future imagines professions that may one day be essential to preserving and improving life on Earth. Become a "plastics fisherman" and save the oceans from pollution! Or be a "cloud hunter" and help to slow global warming! Whatever their passion, children will discover a world of possibility in this colorful and inspiring guide to a wide range of futuristic careers."--Provided by publisher

Introduction -- The architect of impossible places -- The explorer of faraway planets -- The cloud hunter -- The plastics fisherman -- The plant whisperer -- The DNA tailor -- The master inventor -- The polar ice maker -- The programmer of conscious robots -- The waterless farmer -- The virus detective -- The sun sailor -- The cloner of the past -- The air sweeper -- The deep blue diver -- The alien spotter.

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