Unusual and Awesome Jobs Using Math: Stunt Coordinator, Cryptologist, and More

by Lisa M. Bolt Simons

Overview

Fascinating facts, figures, and pictures highlight informative text about some of the most interesting and extreme jobs that use math. Young readers will learn what kind of training it takes to be a stunt coordinator, how much money a cryptologist makes, and what exactly a fluid mechanics engineer does, all while discovering how math is involved in each of these exciting jobs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491420300
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Series:	You Get Paid for THAT?
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	910L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Lisa M. Bolt Simons has published more than 50 nonfiction children's books, as well as four middle grade "choose your path" novels and an adult history book. She's twice received an Honorable Mention for the McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers in Children's Literature. She's also received a Minnesota State Arts Board Grant and other accolades for her writing. Lisa is a proud mom to her science- and math-minded twin daughter and son. Originally from Colorado, Lisa lives in Southern Minnesota with her husband, who also loves to read.

Table of Contents

Beyond Numbers 4

Criminalist 6

Animator 8

Fluid Mechanics Researcher 12

Astronaut 14

Avalanche Researcher 16

Robotics Engineer 18

Cryptologist 22

Stunt Coordinator 24

Aerodynamicist 26

Visual Effects Supervisor 28

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Critical Thinking Using the Common Core 32

Index 32

Interviews

Help Wanted Ad features  provide a quick look at each job's details, such as salary and education needed; vivid photos that match text; engaging and informative text; hits unique angle with inclusion of high-interest and unusual jobs that will appeal to kids