About The Bridge of the Golden Wood: A Parable on How to Earn a Living (Careers for Kids Book 4)
“Masterful…immensely appealing…readable…realistic but soft Asian-style illustrations.” – Crystie Cook, poet
A child with a knack for solving problems helps some hungry fish and is rewarded. Selected by the State of Vermont for primary school career curriculum.
Career/job ideas
Money management/saving tips
Small business inspiration
Asian characters
Dyslexic-friendly font
Online secrets
“What are you looking at?” asked the boy. “Trouble and treasure,” said the old woman. The folk tale captivates young children; older ones want to apply the things they learn (for ages 6 – 15, 1st – 10th grade). This illustrated story on the value of work bridges the gap between what kids learn in school about business and economics—and what they should know (how to observe and serve others).
“5 stars. A clever storyteller.… Colorfully illustrated…ideas [on] how to build one’s own treasure.… A very educational resource.” – Jane Hills Orford for Readers’ Favorite
LOOK inside! The perfect length book for kids (not too long for adults): 26 full-color pages. Teach a child to fish: this kids’ book shows how to spot opportunities to help others, earn one’s keep, and save money (financial literacy). End notes have ideas for businesses, money-making activities, plus online bonus material on career choices, managing money, finding customers, and moving up in an organization.
Don’t miss this children’s career book with summer job ideas and money saving tips. 530 words by award-winning author-illustrator and former Silicon Valley recruiter Karl Beckstrand (explore his 60 multicultural books). Art by Yaniv Cahoua and Karl Beckstrand. Get all four business books in a bundle (Careers for Kids series. Standalone—previous title not required): Bright Star, Night Star: An Astronomy Story; Ma MacDonald Flees the Farm; Great Cape o’ Colors: Capa de colores (English-Spanish) plus online secrets, free ebooks, and classroom lesson plans: KidsWorldBooks (Premio worldwide rights © July 2017), libraries, and major book distributors.
Entrepreneur’s guidebook (8.5″x 8.5″ fish fable/graduation gift with Chinese boy and red panda). No AI or CRT. None of our multiracial children’s books discuss gender or orientation. LCCN: 2016949820; JUV009090, JUV006000, JUV012060, JUV039220, JUV030020, JUV063000, BUS025000, BUS012000, BUS060000, BUS019000, BUS048000; eISBN: 978-1370287222, Hard cover ISBN: 978-0985398811, paper ISBN: 978-1536889864
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College media instructor Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author/illustrator of 27 multicultural/multilingual books and more than 60 ebook titles. His survival thriller, To Swallow the Earth, won a 2016 International Book Award, and his multicultural kids’ books have been lauded by Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, The Horn Book, and School Library Journal. Raised in Silicon Valley, he has lived abroad and worked with people from all continents (except Antarctica). His work reflects cultural diversity—not only in protagonists, but in collaborators (his illustrators hail from Latin America, Europe, and Asia). Beckstrand has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APUS, and a broadcast/film certificate from Film A. Academy. He teaches media at a state college and, since 2004, has run Premio Publishing. Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan’s Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. His Y.A. stories, ebook mysteries, nonfiction, Spanish/bilingual, wordless, career, and STEM books feature ethnically diverse characters—and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared via: Amazon, Apple/iBooks, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Costco, Deseret Book, Follett, Ingram, Papercrafts Magazine, Target.com, The U.S. Congressional Record, Walmart.com, FB, Twitter, and https://PremioBooks.com