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Vocational Genre
Books in the Vocational genre:
The Lark on the Wing (1970)
Kit Haverard pursues her vocation as a singer in London.
Author(s):
Elfrida Vipont
Illustrator(s):
T. R. Freeman
Lynette Hemmant
The Black Stallion and the Girl (1971)
Alex Ramsay hires a young woman as a trainer - but can she ride the Black in a race?
Author(s):
Walter Farley
Illustrator(s):
Angie Draper
Busy Day, Busy People (1973)
A pictorial exploration of work from the farm to the circus.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Tibor Gergely
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
Turn Not Pale, Beloved Snail (1974)
A collection of essays on the art and craft of writing.
Author(s):
Jacqueline Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Geoffrey Hodgkinson
Richard Scarry’s Busy Town, Busy People (1976)
This is an adaptation of What Do People Do All Day?
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Richard Scarry’s Busy Town, Busy People (1976)
A shorter version of What Do People Do All Day?
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Traces of the Past: A Field Guide to Industrial Archaeology (1980)
Explains the history and engineering of the infrastructure of our country.
Author(s):
David Weitzman
Illustrator(s):
David Weitzman
Lois Lenski’s Big, Big Book of Mr. Small (1985)
Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
When Bunny Grows Up (1992)
What will Bunny be when he grows up?
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Patricia Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy Town (1994)
A look at what people do all day.
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Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
The Children’s Book of Heroes (1996)
A collection of stories, true and fictional, poems and tales about heroism.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
T-Model Tommy (2000)
Tommy Ballard has his way to make in the Depression, but with the help of his sturdy Model-T, he’s well on his way.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Edward Shenton
Buffalo and Beaver (2004)
Jeff Barlow spends a season trapping in the Rockies with his father and hones his painting skills during the long nights.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Charles Beck
Bulldozer (2004)
Bill Crane has just graduated from high school when he and his friend Ducky Davis discover a Caterpillar D2 in a Maine Pond. Soon Bill has salvaged the machine and started a career as a contractor.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Edwin Schmidt
Blueberry Mountain (2005)
Buck Evans and his friend Joe Sullivan start a blueberry farm. They face hard work and plenty of obstacles.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Edward Shenton
Cedar’s Boy (2006)
Shad Davis gets caught up in the excitement of harness racing and finds he has a talent for driving.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Lee Townsend
The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile (2013)
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Henry Fisher