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41) Garbage trucks
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24 pages : color illustrations, music ; 24 x 29 cm.
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English
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"Bang! Crash! Garbage Trucks are here to clean! Learn how and where they do their work in this Machines! song. Includes glossary, critical thinking questions, and sheet music"--
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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"Presidential inaugural poet and #1 New York Times bestselling author Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Christian Robinson have created a timeless message of hope. Sometimes the world feels broken. And problems seem too big to fix. But somehow, we all have the power to make a difference. With a little faith, and maybe the help of a friend, together we can find beauty and create change. With intimate and inspiring...
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xviii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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"In this book Eve O. Schaub, humorist and stunt memoirist extraordinaire, tackles her most difficult challenge to date: garbage. Convincing her husband and two daughters to go along with her, Schaub attempts the seemingly impossible: living in the modern world without creating any trash at all. For an entire year. And- as it turns out- during a pandemic. In the process, Schaub learns some startling things: that modern recycling is broken, and single...
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1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Investigates the problem of the Midway Atoll, otherwise known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a small land mass in the Pacific Ocean that collects the plastic refuse from three continents. Presents arguments against single-use plastic containers, which do not biodegrade.
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Orca footprints volume 27
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English
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"Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle-grade readers, this book examines how garbage hurts animals and their habitats. Illustrated with photographs throughout."--
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1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Türkçe
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Filmed over five years, "Polluting paradise" chronicles the struggles of the inhabitants of Çamburnu, Turkey with the government authorities who have turned their seaside village into a depository for municipal waste.
48) Cardboard
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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"Simple activities show children how to make a difference to the environment by reusing cardboard to make costumes, chameleons, and dollhouses."--
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127 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
Description
Every kid can be a superhero, fighting plastic waste at home, at school, and in their community. This engaging guide is chockfull of facts, vibrant art, graphics, and #2minutesuperhero missions -- practical ways to take action now. Some ideas may spring to mind right away, such as picking up trash. Others are surprising, such as learning to cook with fresh ingredients or mending clothes. Readers will learn not only how to combat plastic waste head-on,...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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"Ahora disponible por primera vez en una edición en español, una historia conmovedora y sencilla que muestra el ingenio de los niños golpeados por la pobreza en todo el mundo. Pablo y su hermana pasan cada día en" Treasure Mountain ", el basurero local. Allí , hurgan en los montículos de basura en busca de artículos que su madre pueda vender para proveer comida para la familia. Ocasionalmente, encuentran un tesoro "real" como una comida aún...
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1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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A tiny town in Guatemala 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. Never underestimate the power of an idea!
54) Waste land
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Arthouse films volume 19
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1 videodisc (approximately 99 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Brooklyn based artist Vik Muniz grew up poor in Brazil. This film follows him as he returns to Rio de Janeiro, specifically to Jardim Gramacho, or "Garbage Garden." The world's largest landfill, it receives 7,000 tons daily, an astonishing 70% of all Rio's garbage. "We are not pickers of garbage; we are pickers of recyclable materials," says Tião, a catadore, or trash picker who thinks of himself and his fellows as environmentalists. The pickers...
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm.
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English
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What is a landfill? What makes some garbage dangerous? Why it is good to recycle-and can we recycle water? Kids see the garbage truck all the time-but this entertaining and educational book will tell them what it does and where it goes, along with other facts about the trash we create and how it affects the environment.
57) A smelly story
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
Description
When Huckle loses his watch in the garbage, he and his friends follow along as a truck puts the garbage on a boat, which then carries it to a dump.
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