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"Reclaim your clothes and reduce fashion waste with illustrated instructions for mending and more Replacing buttons, darning socks, and other mending skills have largely been lost to the decades. Yet, as the eco-conscious are ditching fast fashion, these techniques are being rediscovered as easy methods to revamp closets with personal flair-hello, visible mending-and sustainability. In Wear, Repair, Repurpose, Lily Fulop welcomes beginner and experienced...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"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"--
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"All the stuff that surrounds us has a life cycle: materials are harvested, the stuff is made and distributed, it's consumed and then it gets trashed or recycled. Using the typical contents of a child's school backpack (defined as water, food, clothing, paper, plastic, metals, electronics), this book explores those stages in detail, including lots of ways to reduce, reuse or recycle waste along the way. Children will gain new insight into the routine...
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Combines helpful facts and graphic art in a guide to how everyday kids can help the environment by combating plastic waste, outlining recommendations for earth-friendly practices and advocating for a cleaner world at home.
Author
Publisher
Creative Pub. International
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"From plywood to hardwood flooring, to windows, doors, carpeting and more, salvaging building materials can save homeowners thousands of dollars. This book is a hands-on, do-it-yourselfer's guide that shows how to identify materials that can be salvaged efficiently and then gives step-by-step instructions on how to go about doing it"--
9) Ship breaker
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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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.
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