Meet Your Community Workers

Written by Karen Latchana Kenney

Narrated by Alice Rea

Inspire your students to know and appreciate their community workers with this illustrated nonfiction series. Easy-to-read text explains the workers' tasks and clarifies their roles in society. Bright illustrations introduce clearly the concept of community. A perfect supplement to any social studies curriculum.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Abdo Publishing Group
• Release date: Sep 1, 2011
• ISBN: 9781614804727

Karen Latchana Kenney

Karen Latchana Kenney was born near the rainforests of Guyana, but moved far north to Minnesota at a young age. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in English and has been writing and editing since. She has worked as an editor at an educational publishing company, but is now a full-time freelance writer and editor in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has written more than 70 books on all kinds of subjects: from arts and crafts to biographies of famous people. Her books have received positive reviews from Booklist, Library Media Connection, and School Library Journal. When she's not busy writing, she loves biking and hiking with her husband and young son in the many beautiful parks of the state. Visit her online at http://latchanakenney.wordpress.com/.