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4) SWAT
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Discusses what a SWAT team is, what it does, its weapons and equipment, training, and tactics.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Give readers an inside look at the dangerous job of SWAT team members. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, a selected bibliography, an introduction to the author, and sources for further research.
8) Hazmat
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English
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Description
Every day, people are faced with critical, life-threatening situations – in times of trouble, who can help? In this title, readers will get to know the hazmat technicians who arrive on the scene of a toxic threat. Chapters highlight the nine classes of hazardous materials as well as the training, tools, and knowledge hazmat technicians need to save lives and property due to a nuclear radiation emergency, a chemical spill, or a contaminated area....
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Series
Publisher
Creative Education and Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A brief exploration of what wildland firefighters do on the job, including the equipment they use and the training they need, plus real-life instances of famous smokejumpers parachuting in to fight fires.
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Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"In a high-interest format, describes some of the most dangerous jobs around the world, from battling ocean storms on a fishing boat to fighting smoke and heat in a wildfire. Describes exciting rescues from a submarine deep in the ocean and from a collapsed mine. Includes a quiz to test whether the reader would do well in a high-risk situation"--Provided by publisher.
12) Spy dad
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Publisher
Crocodile Books, USA
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When a father who is a spy tries to give it all up to spend more time with his daughter, escaping his job and all that it entails proves to be harder than he expected.
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Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Learn what it's like to work as a commercial fisherman, including daily tasks, unique challenges, and the special gear and tools used. Readers will also learn about the history of commercial fishermen, safety methods, and required education and experience.
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Series
Publisher
12-Story Library
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Get 12 in-depth chapters on the details of the daring and dangerous job of a high-rise window washer, including the long history, harsh condition, training and equipment, and techniques. Includes statistics, sidebars, and critical thinking questions"--
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Publisher
Soft Skull Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
What is the price of staying connected, of that phone in your hand or that watch on your wrist? Recent TV shows would have you believe that the most dangerous job in America is a crab fisherman, or maybe even an ice road trucker. But what U.S. Department of Labor unequivocally recognizes as truly the most dangerous job in America is a tower dog, the men who work on cell towers all across the country building the networks that keep us all connected....
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