I Want to Be an Actuary: The Story of a Statistically Savvy Sardine
Why we picked it
This colorful rhyming picture book follows Beta the sardine chasing his dream of becoming an actuary, making an unfamiliar profession approachable and fun for elementary and middle-grade readers.
Our review
Meet Beta, a little sardine with a big and unusual dream: he wants to be an actuary. In a bright, rhyming story, his family can't quite understand his ambition until they realize just how much the whole school of fish needs someone who can plan for risk. It's a charming, giggle-friendly way to introduce a career most kids have never heard of, and to show that loving numbers can be a real superpower.
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About this book
From the product listing
Beta is a sardine who wants to be an actuary, but no one understands his dream. In this colorful rhyming story, Betas family members try to help him fit in with the rest of the sardines, but somehow he must help them see how much they need an actuary!
Resource details
- Resource type
- Book
- Age ranges
- Elementary, Middle School
- Careers
- Actuary
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