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(R) 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.