What Happens to Our Trash? (Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science 2)

by D J Ward (Author) Paul Meisel (Illustrator)

What Happens to Our Trash? (Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science 2)
Read and find out about how we can reduce, reuse, and recycle in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.Perfect for classes just beginning to study environmental concerns, wrote School Library Journal. Engaging prose and upbeat, gently humorous illustrations introduce the importance of proper trash disposal and recycling.This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. In clear language and art, including diagrams, the book takes readers through such details as how much trash each person creates every day (on average), where the trash goes, and ways kids can make a difference. It concludes with instructions on how to create a compost pile. What Happens to Our Trash is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.
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School Library Journal

Gr 1-3--Engaging prose and upbeat, gently humorous illustrations introduce the importance of proper trash disposal and recycling. Landfills and their usefulness are fully explained, as is the concept of reduce/reuse/recycle. Children are given ideas for composting, and a related activity page is appended. The language is clear and friendly. Cartoon pictures show enthusiastic youngsters doing their part to handle trash responsibly. Even the anthropomorphic cats and dogs are smiling and encouraging. Endpapers offer fast facts: "Disposable diapers take 500 years to decompose"; "84 percent of all household waste can be recycled," etc. Pair this book with M. J. Knight's Why Should I Recycle Garbage? (Smart Apple Media, 2008) for even more practical ideas. Perfect for classes just beginning to study environmental concerns.--Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI

Copyright 2012 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Engaging prose and upbeat, gently humorous illustrations introduce the importance of proper trash disposal and recycling. Landfills and their usefulness are fully explained, as is the concept of reduce/reuse/recycle. Children are given ideas for composting, and a related activity page is appended. The language is clear and friendly. Cartoon pictures show enthusiastic youngsters doing their part to handle trash responsibly. Even the anthropomorphic cats and dogs are smiling and encouraging. Endpapers offer fast facts. Perfect for classes just beginning to study environmental concerns.—School Library Journal
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780061687556
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication date
January 24, 2012
Series
Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science 2
BISAC categories
JNF051100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Science & Ecosystems
JNF037020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection
JNF051120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | How Things Work/Are Made
JNF065000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Recycling & Green Living
Library of Congress categories
Refuse and refuse disposal

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