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An inventor creates or improves an object or a way of doing something. Today's inventors work on problems such as cleaning the ocean and discovering new ways of traveling through space. Find out more in Modern Inventors, one of the titles in the Thrilling Science and Technology Jobs series.
2) CGI Artists
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A CGI artist uses computer-generated imagery, or CGI, to create the special effects used in movies today. People have used CGI in films since the 1980s. Find out more in CGI Artists, one of the titles in the Thrilling Science and Technology Jobs series.
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Zoo veterinarians are responsible for looking after the many different kinds of animals living in zoos. To work with dangerous animals, they may need to use tranquilizer darts. Find out more in Zoo Veterinarians, one of the titles in the Thrilling Science and Technology Jobs series.
4) Astronauts
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An astronaut is a person who lives and works in space. Up to six astronauts live and
work in the International Space Station as it orbits Earth. Find out more in Astronauts, one of the titles in the Thrilling Science and Technology Jobs series.
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Before any new video game can be played, it must be conceived and created by a designer. Video game designers may work alone or in teams of more than 1,000 people. Find out more in Video Game Designers, one of the titles in the Thrilling Science and Technology Jobs series
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Demolition experts, or blasters, are responsible for safely demolishing buildings. They use explosives to make buildings fall down in the exact way they want. Find out more in Demolition Experts, one of the titles in the Thrilling Science and Technology Jobs series.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Huddled in tense silence, a team of scientists watches a bank of flickering screens. Years of design and engineering work, tests, failures, redesigns, and successes are bound up in this moment. Finally, a grainy picture appears on the screens. Cheers erupt as the men and women realize their robot has landed safely on Mars! Get to Work with Science and Technology is a fascinating new series that introduces readers to the real-life applications of STEM...
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A powerful telescope has discovered a giant object speeding through our solar system. Is it an asteroid? Will its orbit bring it close to Earth? Is there a chance it could one day collide with our planet? It's time for a team of asteroid hunters to go into action and track the object as it hurtles through space! Get to Work with Science and Technology is a fascinating new series that introduces readers to the real-life applications of STEM subjects....
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