Ricardo wants a new job. Kate needs help with her new food truck. Ricardo is good at serving food, but lunch time is very busy. A customer says, "This is fish. I don't want fish. I don't like fish! I asked for chicken." Help!

Zara is a high school student. She wants to buy a guitar. But guitars cost a lot of money. What kind of job can Zara do?

At Work tells stories of ordinary people solving problems in their jobs. Pam doesn't want a new computer. Abdul needs new tools, but he doesn't have much money. Bob is too busy, and he needs help at work.

At Work helps English language learners practice reading in several ways. The stories help reading fluency. Sentences include useful vocabulary and many common words in English. Some stories have conversations that model spoken English. At Work features short and long vowel sounds and common sight words.