This book stinks! Gross garbage, rotten rubbish, and the science of trash

Sarah Wassner Flynn

Book - 2017

Get up close and personal with a wonderful world of waste. From composting and recycling, to landfills and dumps, to how creative people are finding new ways to reuse rubbish. It's fun to talk trash when it's jam-packed with infographics, thematic spreads, photos, sidebars, stats, and facts. Also included are quizzes and activities to inspire kids to take action, be proactive, and rethink the things we throw away.

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Published
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic [2017]
Language
English
Corporate Author
National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Main Author
Sarah Wassner Flynn (author)
Corporate Author
National Geographic Society (U.S.) (-)
Physical Description
128 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9781426327315
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  • Food (waste) for thought
  • Dirty work
  • The future of garbage
  • Take out the trash.
Review by Kirkus Book Review

Stinky facts about waste and what we can do about it.With lively, colorful design and limited text, Flynn takes on the problems of the "staggering amount of trash" we humans create and offers suggestions for appropriate waste disposal, recycling, reuse, and composting roughly organized into chapters. Each double-page spread covers a different topic, introduced with an attention-getting headline ("From Filth to Fashion"; "Food Waste Facts to Chew on") and developed with factoids and short paragraphs. These are presented on colorful, geometric backgrounds and strewn around the pages along with drawings and photographs and splotches of color. The effect is almost overwhelming, which may be the intent. Flynn explains how landfills work, describes the plastic in our oceans and debris orbiting the Earth in space, and points out how our food waste could feed the hungry. She introduces garbage collectors, dumpster divers, artists who reuse materials, and a trash activist. She shows that problems of waste management are worldwide, and she offers examples of progress from many countries. The juxtaposition of problems and possibilities makes this a more positive book than it might have been, and there are suggested activities that are well within the capacity of the middle-grade audience. An enthusiastic invitation to become a waste warrior. (index, credits) (Nonfiction. 8-12) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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