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Career Day: You Can Be Anything! (Series). Produced by Sandlot Productions.
Gr 1-6. Hosted by Jonathan Levit, this series takes a close look at various and often interesting careers including airbrush artist, detective, rescue swimmer, veterinarian, welder, and zookeeper. he addresses the essential questions about each occupation with enthusiasm and humor. Set in actual work environments, interviews with professionals in each career offer practical information regarding each individual's career path, training and suggested personality traits. In Rescue Swimmer, Levit spends the day with the United States Coast Guard at their base in San Francisco. There is a detailed discussion of the safety and rescue equipment the swimmers use, and information is provided about the pilot and helicopter mechanics. Viewers are taken on an exciting practice drill. In Detective, we visit with a Napa county detective who pretends he suspects Levit of being the Candy Bar Bandit. There's a humorous tour of the interview room, holding cell, fingerprinting and mg shot process, and the evidence room as Levit is treated like an actual suspect. Zookeeper takes place at an Oakland Zoo where viewers learn about the animals' daily care. In Veterinarian, Levit tours an animal hospital and some of the equipment is demonstrated. In Airbrush Artist, viewers visit two artists and learn about their projects. This series highlights some interesting careers in and enjoyable manner. — Christine Johanson, Mahopac Central School District, NY
Career Day: Zookeeper/Detective.
Magician and actor Jonathan Levit hosts this compilation from the Career Day series that takes youngsters behind-the-scenes to look at interesting professions. "Detective" finds Levit meeting up with Napa County Sheriff's Detective Chris Carlisle for a faux investigation—which points to Levit as a candy bar thief—along the way outlining various steps in the process: interviewing suspects, fingerprinting, mug shots, and relegation to a holding cell. The pair also search for evidence at a crime scene, use an ultralight, and dust for prints. In "Zookeeper," viewers follow Oakland Zoo worker Elizabeth Abram as she demonstrates—with Levit's help—aspects of her job that entail training, feeding, and cleanup for animals including goats, pigs, and lemurs. Combining on-location footage, relevant vocabulary (such as "evidence" or "omnivore"), and goofy sound effects, both segments also feature the highlighted workers explaining the steps they took to land their jobs (including schooling and interning) and discussing what they like most about their careers. Recommended. — J. Williams-Wood
