Covert Careers: Jobs You Can't Talk About

How secretive do Secret Service agents have to be? Do they protect other people besides the president? What kind of training do you need to become a Secret Service agent? These are important questions to ask if someone is interested in a career with the Secret Service, and the answers are waiting to be discovered in this fun and fact-filled reading experience. As readers explore exiting main text, sidebars, fact boxes, and graphic organizers, they learn about how a person becomes a Secret Service agent and what their day-to-day life is like in this dangerous line of work.

FBI agents are often featured in popular movies and television shows, making a career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation the dream of many young people. However, it's not an easy career path to follow, as readers discover by taking an inside look at what it takes to work for the FBI. An immersive design featuring striking full-color photographs puts readers in the middle of the action. Essential information about the training, education, and skills needed to become an FBI agent is presented through exciting main text, helpful graphic organizers, detailed fact boxes, and sidebars.

The International Criminal Police Organization, better known as Interpol, has 192 member countries, making it the largest international police organization in the world. What does Interpol do, and how can someone start working for this organization? The answers to these questions and more are found in this educational and exciting look at a leading global law enforcement agency. Fascinating facts are presented to readers in creative ways, including sidebars, fact boxes, and graphic organizers. Captivating full-color photographs are also included to give readers a closer look at exactly how Interpol is working to create a safer world.

The Drug Enforcement Administration is on the front lines of the war on drugs in the United States. Readers explore the many ways DEA agents are working to fight this war, including the use of covert and undercover operations. This exciting career path is presented to readers through informative text, including helpful fact boxes and sidebars, as well as through detailed graphic organizers and full-color photographs of DEA agents in action. Readers interested in a career in law enforcement are sure to be inspired by this inside look at one of America's most important law enforcement agencies.

The U.S. Army Special Forces is an elite group of soldiers whose work is often classified. Although their missions are often secretive, their heroism is widely known, and readers are sure to be captivated by this inside look at what the Special Forces do and how someone can join their ranks. Detailed sidebars, eye-catching fact boxes, and helpful graphic organizers support the informative main text to present a comprehensive picture of Special Forces soldiers. Featuring full-color photographs of these heroes in action, this thrilling reading experience is designed to inspire young people who are interested in a military career.

Is the life of a CIA agent really as exciting and dangerous as it appears? Readers discover the truth behind the secret life of CIA agents as they learn what it takes to work for the Central Intelligence Agency. As vivid full-color photographs draw them in to this secretive world, they explore essential facts about the skills, education, and training needed to follow this high-interest career path. Eye-catching fact boxes, graphic organizers, and sidebars are found alongside the detailed main text, giving readers an inside look at this covert career.