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 • 48 Pages
Grace Hopper
picture • 40 Pages
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures
picture • 40 Pages
Shark Lady
5.4
picture • 40 Pages
Lily Wool
5.3
picture • 40 Pages
Me... Jane
5.1
board • 14 Pages
Dive In!
picture • 40 Pages
Hidden Figures
5.0
picture • 48 Pages
The Bluest of Blues
4.8
picture • 32 Pages
When I Grow Up
4.5
picture • 27 Pages
Look Up!
4.5
chapter • 156 Pages
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
picture • 54 Pages
Madeline
chapter • 251 Pages
The Trumpet of the Swan
6.0
picture • 34 Pages
Clara and Davie
5.6
board • 26 Pages
This Little Scientist
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
11 Experiments That Failed
4.8
Books about bravery
picture • 48 Pages
Curious George Takes a Job
chapter • 240 Pages
Echo's Sister
board • 24 Pages
Ada: My First Ada Lovelace
picture • 32 Pages
Rosie Revere, Engineer
picture • 32 Pages
Ada Twist, Scientist
picture • 24 Pages
Hospital Friends
picture • 48 Pages
Hedy Lamarr's Double Life
picture • 32 Pages
Mary Had a Little Lab
picture • 20 Pages
I Can Be Anything!
5.1
picture • 40 Pages
Lola Dutch When I Grow Up
chapter • 128 Pages
Sam the Man & the Chicken Plan
board • 22 Pages
Baby Botanist
picture • 40 Pages
Ada Lovelace: Poet of Science
4.8
picture • 36 Pages
Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine
4.5
picture • 32 Pages
The Itchy-saurus
4.0
chapter • 96 Pages
Sleepover Scientist
picture • 40 Pages
McToad Mows Tiny Island
6.2
picture • 32 Pages
A Bad Case of Stripes
6.0
picture • 40 Pages
Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor
5.8
picture • 40 Pages
Even Monsters Need Haircuts
Books about being yourself
chapter • 112 Pages
Basil of Baker Street
picture • 40 Pages
I Dissent
5.0
picture • 64 Pages
What Do People Do All Day?
picture • 40 Pages
Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?
picture • 40 Pages
Cece Loves Science
picture • 32 Pages
Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World
4.3
picture • 32 Pages
The Berenstain Bears: Jobs Around Town