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61) Ship breaker
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
In a futuristic world, teenaged Nailer scavenges copper wiring from grounded oil tankers for a living, but when he finds a beached clipper ship with a girl in the wreckage, he has to decide if he should strip the ship for its wealth or rescue the girl.
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
When a little girl's cherished baby blanket becomes old and worn, it is made into a dress, and over the years it is made into even smaller and smaller items, eventually ending up as a bookmark and inspiring the creation of a book.
Author
Publisher
Wings Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Cuando el viento lleva la basura de la viejita al desierto, el coyotito la devuelva a su puerta. La señora se da cuenta que se puede reciclar las cosas.
When the little old lady's trash blows away into the desert, the little coyote returns it to her doorstep. She realizes that she can recycle the trash.
Author
Series
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Max is a little monster who likes to litter and never, ever recycles. Then the electricity goes out and he sees how exciting and beautiful the Earth is-- and that it will need his help to stay that way" -- pages [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 79
Publisher
Scholastic Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With a garbage thief on the loose in New Mouse City who is stealing organic waste, Hercule and Geronimo enlist the head of the Recycling Center to help, then discover that the thief has good intentions.
''When you're with Geronimo Stilton, it's always a fabumouse adventure! GARBAGE DUMP DISASTERMoldy Mozzerella, what was that smell? It was my friend Hercule, and he needed my help. Someone was stealing and#x2026; garbage! A rascally rodent had been...
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Boneyard: SoCal's Aircraft Graveyards at Night is a nocturnal love letter to the rarely seen aviation junkyards and derelict aircraft of the Southern California desert. Follow the author as he haunts these secretive places, painting the scenes with light during lengthy time-exposures. Let his essays shed even more light on the experience as you quietly drift through these legendary sites like a ghost in the night. Lose yourself amongst these fallen...
69) Yuck! waste
Author
Series
Publisher
Barron's
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents information about trash and other waste products and the dangers that they pose if they are not disposed of properly, and teaches the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling items in order to reduce the amount of waste produced.
Author
Series
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Peek into this diary of an aluminum can as it goes on a journey from the manufacturing line to the store shelf to a little girl's home to a garbage can and finally to a recycling plant, where it emerges into its new life...as a baseball bat!"--Cover back.
Author
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Shows activists, planners, and entrepreneurs how to reenvision a community's waste-handling process by consuming less, turning organic waste into compost, recycling, reusing, and demanding nonwasteful product design.
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In the world today, we face considerable challenges, and while new ones pile on, the old standbys of fossil fuel overuse, greenhouse gas emissions, resource scarcity, food security, and weather and water extremes like droughts and floods remain. Fortunately, scientists are studying myriad ways human waste can help. Science journalist Lina Zeldovich argues in The Other Dark Matter that human excrement is a resource, cheap and widely available, that...
Author
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Based on the popular blog of the same name, this guide focuses on creating a homemade atmosphere that reflects your family, without spending a fortune. Instead of throwing away old shirts and boring dishes, or passing up thrift store finds that aren't quite right, author Blair Stocker teaches how to remake, adding special touches to make them work for her home--and yours. Chapters arranged by season: spring, summer, fall, winter.
Author
Publisher
Tilbury House, Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A tiny town faced two huge problems: they had too much trash, and they had too small a school. Where others might have given up, they didn't- thanks to one crazy idea. That idea not only solved both problems, but also inspired others"--P.[4] of the cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Sweatshirt too small? Jeans too ripped? Upcycle them! Sock cat toys or cozy dog beds, one-of-a-kind denim scrunchies, snuggley flannel throw pillows, and more! Save cast-off clothes from the landfill and use eco-creativity to make more than 10 easy, cool creations!"--
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