Top 10 Jobs And Careers Books

From firefighters to entrepreneurs; veterinarians to doctors, these are the best kids books to read with your children to teach them about all of the job and career possibilities their future awaits. As they read and learn about different professions and work, their passion and preference will narrow and their imagination and exploration will widen. Or...they might just decide that they'd like to read children's literature for a living (these are that good)! This list has books for ages 0-12 to help them answer the age-old question "What do I want to be when I grow up?" Try toggling the list to board books for simple and inspiring titles like "I Can Dream" for little ones to pre-K. Filter the list to picture books to find books geared for elementary students, such as "Career Day" by Anne Rockwell or books about specific jobs. Select chapter books on the list to find titles involving motivating and educational stories of different jobs for middle school readers to enjoy and learn from. Any of these titles would also make fantastic read alouds for multiple children or bigger groups! With the variety of titles on this list, you're sure to find new, inspiring books about many professions. Let us know if you have any favorites you'd like added to the list!

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chapter • 160 Pages
A Boy Called Bat
picture • 128 Pages
Women in Science
picture • 32 Pages
Ada Twist, Scientist
picture • 40 Pages
Even Monsters Need Haircuts
picture • 40 Pages
Shark Lady
5.4
picture • 32 Pages
Mary Had a Little Lab
picture • 40 Pages
Me... Jane
5.1
picture • 40 Pages
Mae Among the Stars
5.1
picture • 40 Pages
I Dissent
5.0
picture • 48 Pages
The Bluest of Blues
4.8
picture • 32 Pages
When I Grow Up
4.5
picture • 32 Pages
Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World
4.3
chapter • 240 Pages
Echo's Sister
picture • 54 Pages
Madeline
picture • 32 Pages
A Bad Case of Stripes
6.0
picture • 48 Pages
Grace Hopper
picture • 40 Pages
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures
board • 24 Pages
This Is the Firefighter
board • 14 Pages
I Can Dream
picture • 32 Pages
The Tree Lady
5.1
picture • 24 Pages
Nurse Nancy
picture • 32 Pages
I am Jane Goodall
picture • 40 Pages
Ada Lovelace: Poet of Science
4.8
Books about bravery
picture • 27 Pages
Look Up!
4.5
chapter • 96 Pages
Sleepover Scientist
board • 24 Pages
Ada: My First Ada Lovelace
picture • 32 Pages
Rosie Revere, Engineer
picture • 40 Pages
Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor
5.8
picture • 24 Pages
Hospital Friends
board • 26 Pages
This Little Scientist
picture • 40 Pages
Lily Wool
5.3
picture • 20 Pages
I Can Be Anything!
5.1
board • 14 Pages
Dive In!
picture • 40 Pages
Lola Dutch When I Grow Up
picture • 64 Pages
What Do People Do All Day?
board • 22 Pages
Baby Botanist
picture • 36 Pages
Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine
4.5
picture • 32 Pages
The Itchy-saurus
4.0
picture • 64 Pages
Marie Curie
picture • 40 Pages
McToad Mows Tiny Island
6.2
chapter • 251 Pages
The Trumpet of the Swan
6.0
picture • 34 Pages
Clara and Davie
5.6
picture • 48 Pages
Hedy Lamarr's Double Life
Books about being yourself
chapter • 112 Pages
Basil of Baker Street
chapter • 128 Pages
Sam the Man & the Chicken Plan
picture • 40 Pages
Hidden Figures
5.0
picture • 40 Pages
11 Experiments That Failed
4.8
picture • 40 Pages
Cece Loves Science
picture • 48 Pages
Curious George Takes a Job
chapter • 156 Pages
The Story of Doctor Dolittle