Ruth Paulsen

I think this is a precious time capsule....it was published in 2000.

Life was so, so different then. A year before 9/11. Before social media took over. I wonder what our work song would sound like now, 24 years later.

Discusses the different types of jobs there are and the different areas they can be found
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Sorry, too nostalgic. Ok, it went beyond firefighter/ mommy/ farmer, but not by much. Accountants and editors and cable installers deserve respect & appreciation, too.

Yes, that's pretty much what I experienced, growing up in rural NW Wisconsin. One thing, though, to have made it feel more real to me the illustrator should have admitted that we pretty much know what's underwater by hearsay and deduction. Glare off the surface of the water means we spend a lot of time looking at clouds, hawks, contrails, and trees on the banks, too. I'm not sure how much children would enjoy this unless they have access to a quiet forested lake.