Behind every bustling, smooth-running community is a group of civil and community professionals who work tirelessly, and sometimes thanklessly. From the friendly school and city bus drivers to the peace-keeping police, readers will learn all about the people who help run our communities. Through engaging photographs and interesting narratives, these books make the introduction to each community worker exciting and fun. Readers will view their teachers, librarians, and other key players with newfound respect.

A simple introduction to the work of librarians in a library.

Photographs and simple text introduce the work of the teacher, who helps children learn how to read, write, and count.

Photographs and simple text in English and Spanish depict the activities of a mail carrier.

This series for beginning readers describes valuable people in our society and the roles these people play.

A simple description of what a police officer does, helping people, stopping people who break the law, and directing traffic.

This volume represents the work of the National Latino/a Education Research Agenda Project (NLERAP) It conceptualizes and illustrates the theoretical framework for the NLERAP agenda and its projects.