Gross Jobs Working with Garbage: 4D An Augmented Reading Experience

by Nikki Bruno

Overview

Here's to the heroes who keep our world clean. From roadkill collectors to landfill gas operators, these workers get dirty to keep us healthy and safe. Readers will explore some of the most disgusting waste-related jobs, down to the dirty details. They'll enjoy this high-interest topic so much they won't realize they're learning important information about STEM jobs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496660398
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Series:	Gross Jobs 4D
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	9 MB
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

Table of Contents

Working with Waste 4

Garbage Collector 6

Roadkill Remover 8

Crime Scene Cleaner 10

School Custodian 12

Landfill Worker 14

Methane Gas Operator 16

Vomit Cleaner 18

Compost Center Worker 20

Ocean Trash Collector 22

Medical Waste Cooker 24

Sludge Cleaner 26

Hats Off to Our Workers! 28

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

Gross factor will appeal to boys and girls, but especially to reluctant readers Design will appeal to struggling readers in upper elementary and middle school who don’t want to carry “baby books,” while the low text load allows them to read successfully High-interest topic that also connect to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) related to earth and human activity and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education ;