Why Humans Work: How Jobs Shape Our Lives and Our World (Orca Think #6)

by Monique Polak (Author) Suharu Ogawa (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade
Series: Orca Think

What do you want to be when you grow up?

I bet you've been asked that question before. But have you ever thought about why humans work? There are almost 3.5 billion people working in the world today, and that number is growing. In Why Do We Work? author Monique Polak investigates the past, present and future of jobs, including how work has also been shaped by discrimination, privilege and child labor.

 

Meet a variety of working professionals and explore why we have careers, vocations and professions. How is the way we work changing, and what will it look like in the future?

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Review quotes

Situates work squarely within our wondering, playful, and imaginative worlds...There are many reasons to like and welcome this book. Recommended.— CM: Canadian Review of Materials

A realistic, trustworthy narration...Elementary and middle school librarians would find this to be an easy fit for their collections. Recommended. — School Library Connection

 

Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781459827950
Lexile Measure
1020
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication date
May 17, 2022
Series
Orca Think
BISAC categories
JNF044000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Psychology
JNF011000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Careers
JNF050000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | School & Education
JNF010000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Business & Economics
Library of Congress categories
Occupations
Psychological aspects
Labor
Work
Philosophy
Job satisfaction

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