DELANO, Calif. (KERO) — From picture books to chapter books and one day textbooks, reading starts young and has the power to shape futures.

As part of our 'If You Give a Child a Book' campaign, we're talking to kids and professionals about how reading can lead to lifelong careers.

"I love reading because when you first open a book, it takes you to like a place where you've never been before,” said 4th grader Ariel Robles.

Robles tells me she's currently working to build her at home library with books like Dork Diaries and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

Robles says she's learned new words and can spell a lot better than she used to and through her love for reading, she says she already has an idea on what she wants to do when she grows up.

"I want to be a doctor,” said Robles.

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