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1) We recycle
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"People throw away a lot of trash. But we do not want Earth to be covered in trash. We need to help keep Earth clean. Reduce, reuse, and recycle to do your part!"--
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Does your family recycle? People create a lot of garbage that can clutter landfills. Recycled items can be made into many new and different things, but sometimes the cost and pollution of transporting these items and the toxic fumes recycling plants put off can be harmful to the environment. Next time you take out the trash, think about it and make your own choice! This title will allow students to describe the connection between two individuals,...
4) What a waste
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"Everything you need to know about what we're doing to our environment, good and bad, from pollution and litter to renewable energy and plastic recycling. This environmental book will teach keen young ecologists about our actions affect planet Earth. Discover shocking facts about the waste we produce and where it goes. Did you know that every single plastic toothbrush ever made still exists? Or that there's a floating mass of garbage larger than the...
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"Milly Zantow wanted to solve the problem of her town's full landfill and ended up creating a global recycling standard - the system of numbers you see inside the little triangle on plastics. This is the inspiring story of how she mobilized her community, creating sweeping change to help the environment."--Amazon.com
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"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"--
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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. There are even tips for how readers can help keep our planet healthy!
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Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, these books explore environmentalism through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. In Recycling and Waste, the text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of this environmental issue. As they read, students will develop questions about the text, and use evidence from a variety of sources in order to form conclusions. Data-focused back-matter is included,...
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Each book in the My Friendly Neighborhood series is written for the earliest readers and dedicated to describing a neighborhood worker in their community. This book studies the responsibilities of waste and recycling collectors. Simple sentence structure and word usage help children develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a glossary and index.
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Called "the perfect children's introduction to environmental issues" by Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund, Our House Is Round gently guides young readers through a smartly narrated conversation illuminating the concept of global connection and environmental cause and effect. This book teaches the "whys" behind earth conservation in a colorful, positive way that encourages maturity, responsibility, and problem-solving discussion....
17) Choose to reuse
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A young boy named Tyler helps to introduce readers to the idea of reusing items where possible to avoid making more harmful waste.
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