refuse collection

Simple text and photographs introduce learning young readers to how garbage trucks operate and are used to collect trash. Includes a glossary.

"Garbage collector. Landfill gas operator. These garbage jobs are gross, but someone has to do them! Let readers explore these and other awesome, disgusting jobs that keep their world running smoothly"--Adapted from publisher description.

"Garbage trucks crush, collect, and carry waste and, without them, life could get very messy indeed! In this book, young readers will learn more about the huge trucks they probably see every week but may not know much about. Intriguing facts about these extra-large trucks will draw students in, as will full-color photographs of different kinds of garbage trucks at work. Meanwhile, information about the real-world issues the trucks help us deal with aids readers in considering these machines' importance in their lives"--Provided by publisher.

"Introduces pre-readers to simple concepts about the sanitation workers using short sentences and repetition of words"--Provided by publisher.

Someone or something has been scattering trash all over Spencer's yard on garbage collection day, so he vows to catch the garbage snooper.

A young boy is taunted by other kids because of his job collecting garbage in a small Greek village.

A young boy is taunted by friends because of his job collecting garbage in a small Greek village.