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1) Trashy town
Author
Language
English
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Description
Little by little, can by can, Mr. Gillie, the trash man, cleans up his town.
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"What a Waste! explores the problem of garbage and how humans have dealt with it from prehistory to modern times. Topics include how archaeologists study ancient garbage; the growth of consumer culture and disposability; food waste; the environmental effects of garbage; "problem" garbage like electronic and toxic waste; sewage and dead bodies; and garbage in the oceans and in space. Sidebars highlight people and organizations around the world who...
3) I stink!
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
A big city garbage truck makes its rounds, consuming everything from apple cores and banana peels to leftover ziti with zucchini.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Fly Guy and Buzz visit a landfill to discover where their garbage goes. They learn all about garbage trucks, trash sorting, bacteria, and how landfills can be more environmentally friendly. They also visit a recycling plant to learn about how recycling programs get started, the recycling cycle, and what happens when trash isn't properly disposed of"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"This narrative middle-grade nonfiction from Rebecca Donnelly dives into the scientific and cultural history of the waste humans produce, examining why we make so much trash, why we're so bad at handling it, and how we can stop it (that is, us) from ruining the planet"--
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Elmo and Abby take on trash in this friendly guide that teaches young readers about how litter impacts earth. Practical tips and a friendly Sesame Street approach encourage readers to take action against litter."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"We're all trapped in a convenience-based and wasteful cycle, but Tara McKenna offers an alternative: an approach to reducing waste for a more sustainable and ethical life that emphasizes progress over perfection. This isn't about fitting all of your waste into a Mason jar or going zero waste overnight. For real, long-lasting change that will enhance your life, McKenna guides you through a year of reducing waste, month by month, with lifestyle topics...
16) The mystery box
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A rotten banana, a broken teapot, and a blob of goo living in the town dump help a new arrival find his way home.
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Series
Junior monster scouts volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition, First Aladdin paperback edition.
Language
English
Description
"The Junior Monster Scouts have a new grump in town to contend with: Baroness Von Grumpier! A cousin of Baron Von Grump, she's even grumpier, and even more diabolical! And her sidekick is a toad...a very warty, always frowning, not-ever-happy toad. Baroness Von Grumpier has come to visit while her cousin goes on vacation. She wants to tidy up his windmill, but when she takes out all of his garbage and dumps it into one big, stinking trash heap, it...
18) Junkwraith
Author
Series
Junkwraith volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What happens when our most precious belongings... no longer belong? When something we loved suddenly becomes junk, a powerful energy is unleashed. One night, ice-skating prodigy Florence Sato is overwhelmed by pressure and throws away her skates. This fateful moment accidentally summons a "junkwraith," a terrifying ghost which seeks revenge for its abandonment by attacking the memories of its former owner. Before she forgets who she is, and to find...
19) Trashed
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
This graphic novel, based on the author's time spent working on a garbage truck, follows the escapades of three twentysomething friends as they clean the streets of pile after pile of stinking garbage, while battling annoying small-town bureaucrats, bizarre townsfolk, sweltering summer heat, and frigid winter storms. Interspersed with this comedic epic of reeking garbage cans and exploding trash bags are nonfiction pages that detail what our garbage...
Author
Series
Publisher
Anaya
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1a. ed.
Language
Español
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