Get a Life!

MTV meets Monster.com in this fast-moving 30-volume series that introduces junior high and high school students to 120 (!) careers, ranging from "sportscaster" and "life sciences engineer" to "plumber" and "film and theatre set welder." Produced and filmed in Canada, and hosted by hip young adults Paula Haffner and Kipp Lightburn, each volume looks at four professions/careers/jobs (such as #15: Kinesiologist/Pilot & Flight Instructor/Business Consultant/Poet, Freelance Writer & Editor), interviewing various people about their work and how they got started, while also offering tips for handling job interviews and becoming a successful employee. Although it would have been nice to have education, subject, or skill requirements for each job covered, this series (which comes to $1,498.50 for the set) will still be very useful in introducing students to far more work and career options ("disability activist," "fish farm technician," "cake decorator") than are found in most career guidance programs. Plus, the cool quotient will ensure the interest of teen viewers. Recommended. Aud: J, H, C, P. (L. Stevens)