"A girl tosses her plastic bottle in a recycling bin and the story follows that plastic bottle through the process of recycling until it becomes a new bottle again"--Provided by publisher.
"A girl tosses her old homework paper into a recycling bin and the story follows that paper through the process of recycling until it becomes usable paper again"--Provided by publisher.
Presents instructions for crafting puppets, instruments, and toys out of everyday recycled or reused items. Also includes activities such as mazes, word scrambles, and comics.
Introduces children to what happens to recycled paper, focusing on how some gets made into bags, cartoons, toilet paper, and how some goes to the dump.
Examines what is called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a stretch of the Pacific Ocean that has become home to plastic and garbage from all over the world as streams and currents take trash to its location. Explores what the trash is doing to the ocean ecosystem and how we might stop the Patch from growing.
Explores the issues surrounding recycling. Presents diversity of opinion on the topic including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance.
how to use less plastic, eat better, keep toxins out of your body, and help save the sea turtles!
SanClements, Michael
Presents the history and science behind plastics, and provides easy-to-follow prescriptive advice for how to use less plastic, thereby reaping such benefits as eating a healthier diet and living with less clutter.
Munching Machines enter a huge junkyard and consume all of the waste, then smooth the ground, plant trees and flowers, create a lake and playground, and much more.
Presents the argument that often "going green" means making money, and that the drive to make money can be and often is the most sustainable option. Offers examples of people around the world who have made fortunes off of the recycling business.
