A Day with Air Traffic Controllers

by Joanne Winne

Explains what air traffic controllers do, how they use computers, and where they work.

24 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2001

Reviews

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 4 out of 5]

At the start of this decade, Joanne Winne wrote a series of nonfiction "A Day With..." books aimed at children ages 4 to 8. A Day with Air Traffic Controllers follows what a typical day in an air traffic control tower is like.

The day is told with a series of color photographs and first person text that is easy to read but still focuses on introducing new vocabulary specific to the job. For example, the text: "A plane has landed on the runway. I tell the pilot where to park the plane" is followed by a full color photograph of an American Airlines plane on a runway with the tower in the background.

Other books in the series published by Children's Press (now part of Scholastic) include:

* A Day with a Bricklayer
* A Day with a Carpenter
* A Day with a Mechanic
* A Day with an Electrician
* A Day with a Plumber

[D'metria]

This book would be good for teaching about different jobs in addition to teaching about the main idea of the book itself. The lesson can be introduced during career week or career day. It teaches about air traffic controllers, computers, pilots, runways, and towers. This book would be good book for addressing this standard;

S1CS4. Students will use the ideas of system, model, change, and scale in exploring scientific and technological matters.
a. Use a model—such as a toy or a picture—to describe a feature of the primary thing.

This is a good book for ESOL students because it connects pictures with words and has a glossary as well.