Mulder, Michelle

Looks at the history of garbage and discusses innovative ways people from around the world are dealing with it.

Ellie, spending the summer with her aunt, is happy to escape the tense atmosphere in her own home, and when she finds a bandone?n, an instrument from Argentina, in her aunt's basement and goes in search of its original owner, she uncovers a story that helps her understand what has gone wrong in her family.

Readers will find out what placemaking--personalizing public and semi-private spaces--is and how it can create stronger communities within neighborhoods.

"Readers will find out what urban rewilding is and how it can make our lives (and our planet) safer and healthier"--OCLC.

Looks at the history and use of the bicycle.

Looks at the history of garbage and discusses innovative ways people from around the world are dealing with it.

Explores how communities around the world are able to find clean fresh water to use for drinking, food preparation, and other household tasks.

What if you could meet all of your consumer needs while, at the same time, getting to know your neighbors and protecting the environment? Around the world, people are questioning consumerism and moving toward more sustainable lifestyles.

Explores ways in which renewable and sustainable energy is harnessed around the world. Demonstrates how these methods can help the planet progress toward a "greener" future and features color photographs throughout.

Text and photographs look at new and sustainable energy sources from around the world.