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  • Published: 1 July 2014
  • ISBN: 9781580892520
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $22.99

Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do




A clever and playful introduction to careers for pre-readers. The garb and gear associated with recognizable professions appear on and around clotheslines in a single community.

A playful introduction to careers in a community, that’s also a rhyming picture book guessing game! Perfect for kids interested in different professions around town.

Who wears what to work? The clues in each kid-friendly rhyme can be spotted hanging from the clothesline—from a mail carrier’s uniform to a firefighter’s pants and heavy coat. Then turn the page to learn which professionals wear and use the special gear in the jobs they do. Clever illustrations show the workers helping one another, and in the end, everyone comes together for a celebration that is out of this world.

  • Published: 1 July 2014
  • ISBN: 9781580892520
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $22.99

About the author

Kathryn Heling

KATHRYN HELING and DEBORAH HEMBROOK have both lived in Wisconsin most of their lives. Deborah is a Kindergarten teacher and Kathryn is a school psychologist, both in the School District of Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA.

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Praise for Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do

"Heling and Hembrook's clever conceit challenges children to analyze a small town's clotheslines to guess the job each of their owners does" --Kirkus Reviews