Saddle up, grab your ballet slippers, put out a blazing fire, and experience what life is like for many different people and professions! This 6-book collection combines stories from Fiction Readers and informational text found in TIME FOR KIDS® Nonfiction Readers to introduce students to multiple text types as called for in the Common Core and other state standards. Both the fiction and nonfiction books contain high-interest text, vibrant illustrations and images, age-appropriate text features, and increasingly complex vocabulary. The titles in this collection include: Cat-astrophe at the Opera; Queen Serena; How to Survive in the Jungle by the Person Who Knows; A Day in the Life of a Cowhand; A Day in the Life of a Ballet Dancer; and A Day in the Life of a Firefighter.