What Happens to Our Trash? Contributor(s): Ward, D. J. (Author), Meisel, Paul (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0061687553 ISBN-13: 9780061687556 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecosystems - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection - Juvenile Nonfiction | Recycling & Green Living |
Dewey: 363.728 |
LCCN: 2011001912 |
Series: Let's Read & Find Out about Science - Level 2 (Paper) |
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 9.8" W x 7.8" (0.30 lbs) 40 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 151764 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Read and find out about how we can reduce, reuse, and recycle in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. Perfect for classes just beginning to study environmental concerns, wrote School Library Journal. Engaging prose and upbeat, gently humorous illustrations introduce the importance of proper trash disposal and recycling. This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. In clear language and art, including diagrams, the book takes readers through such details as how much trash each person creates every day (on average), where the trash goes, and ways kids can make a difference. It concludes with instructions on how to create a compost pile What Happens to Our Trash is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:
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Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ward, D. J.: - D. J. Ward is a high school science teacher who also writes science books for children. His titles include Exploring Mars, Materials Science, and, in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series, How a City Works and What Happens to Our Trash? He lives in Castle Rock, Colorado. Meisel, Paul: -Paul Meisel has illustrated many books for children, including Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?, Energy Makes Things Happen, and What Happens to Our Trash? in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. He lives in Newtown, Connecticut. |