# If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It: How 25 Inspiring Individuals Found Their Dream Jobs - Hardcover

by **Colleen Nelson** (Author), **Kathie Macisaac** (Author)

**There is no single path to the job of your dreams.**

What does it take to become a stuntperson? How does a  
mathematician spend her days? When does a barber become the center of a  
community? In this refreshing take on a careers book, meet twenty-five  
individuals of different backgrounds, genders, and abilities who have found  
their careers through a wide range of experience, education, intention, and  
inspiration. From Joshua Jones, who built a business where he could thrive as a  
Deaf interior designer, to Teresa Tam, whose hunger for knowledge led her to  
the position of Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, each of these dreamers found  
ways to dig deep into their passion, to gain experience and knowledge, and to  
turn that into a job.

In _If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It,_ **Colleen  
Nelson**, middle-school teacher and award-winning author of The Harvey  
Stories and _The Undercover Book List_, teams up with children's librarian  
and literacy advocate **Kathie MacIsaac** to show young readers that there  
are many paths to a dream job. Education may come from university, college,  
trade school, apprenticeship, specialized training, or simply asking questions  
and getting involved. Your career may be something you're already dreaming  
about or something you've never even heard of. No matter what, success means  
feeling happy with the work you do.

_If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It_ includes full-color photographs and  
illustrations, informative sidebars, tips for trying out a field of interest, a  
glossary, an index, and an interactive quiz. Spotlight features on children and  
youth who are already gaining experience for their own dream jobs round out  
this inspirational resource.

### Author Biography

An author and junior high school teacher, **Colleen  
Nelson** earned her Bachelor of Education from the University of Manitoba in  
her hometown of Winnipeg. Her recent works include _The Undercover Book List,_  
the award-winning Harvey Stories, which include the Governor General's  
Literary Award finalist _Harvey Holds His Own_, and the picture book _Teaching  
Mrs. Muddle_. Colleen writes daily in between appearances at hockey rinks  
and soccer fields in support of her two sports-loving sons. The family's West  
Highland Terrier Rosie adds an extra-loveable dose of liveliness,  
squirrel-chasing, and shoe-chewing to their lives.

  
**Kathie  
MacIsaac** is an  
award-winning literacy advocate who is passionate about books for middle-grade  
readers. She is a co-author of the blog Bit About Books and a co-founder  
of the website MG Book Village, which facilitates connection between  
members of the middle-grade community. Kathie manages the children's department  
of the Headingly Municipal Library near Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she lives with  
her husband and daughter. Her first book is _If You Can Dream It, You Can Do  
It: How 25 inspiring individuals found their dream jobs._

**Number of Pages:** 64

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 10 x 7.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** October 25, 2022

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