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1) Ship breaker
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Series
Language
English
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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
Series
Language
English
Description
Scottish sleuth Hamish Macbeth investigates the murder of Fergus Macleod, the irascible, tyrannical head of Lochdubh's new recycling center, while coping with the bizarre edicts of Freda Fleming, a member of the Strathbane Council, his lazy new constable, and increasing labor unrest at the new oceanfront hotel.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Once a month--every week in the summer--Steve the electrician dons special gear and, with the help of youngsters who live in his building, dives into a dumpster seeking useful objects that they can transform into imaginative new ones.
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
c2009.
Language
English
Description
Pinch is a pack rat who does not want to give up the possessions that are cluttering his house, but when he finally is persuaded to sell them at a neighborhood tag sale, he discovers the beauty of recycling. Includes tips on "reducing, reusing, and recycling."
9) What matters
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In this picture book, the ripple effect of one child's small action shows how we can all make a big environmental difference.
Author
Series
Just Grace volume 4
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
When Miss Lois's class goes green, Grace and Mimi, for their green project, aim to inspire their friends and classmates to conserve plastic bottles.
12) Fridge-opolis
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
This debut picture book is a humorous introduction to recycling and composting for young readers.
13) The Fog diver
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Description
"In this futuristic high-stakes adventure, humanity clings to cities on the highest mountain peaks above the deadly Fog, and airships transport the pirates of the skies. Daring 13-year-old tetherboy Chess and his salvage crew must face the dark plans of Lord Kodoc and work to save their beloved Mrs. E"--
Author
Series
Amelia Bedelia and friends volume 4
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Amelia Bedelia and her friends rally their town into recycling, but soon end up with more junk than they know what to do with. Plus, there's a graffiti artist on the loose! --
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Once upon a time, in a refrigerator not too far away, a jug of milk and a bottle of juice fell in love. All was bliss until Juice was taken away from its one true love and...recycled. Thus begins Milk and Juice's humorous journey through many incarnations around the world. Will they ever be reunited? Or will they stay star-crossed lovers for all eternity?"--
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Children
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Mr Roll is a regular toilet paper tube. He is hardworking and does his job well. But when the paper runs out, he is tossed aside and labelled as trash... Is this the end for Mr Roll? Come along with Mr Roll as he discovers that there is so much more that he can be.
18) The Galinos
Author
Series
Publisher
NubeOcho
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Come with us to Planet Gala and discover all its wonders: galatrees, galabars and galacomputers . . . But, why is Gala in danger? Can the Galinos help to save their planet? A book to help us appreciate nature and understand the urgency of protecting it through a fun adventure along with a group of very special alien creatures.
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In this Green Light Reader based on Curious George, the Emmy Award-winning PBS TV show, Curious George is part of a team challenge to clean up the city streets -- until he finds hidden treasures along the way!
20) The can caravan
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's Play (International) Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
When Janie's neighbour Mrs. Tolen goes into hospital with a broken hip, it looks as though she will have to move out of her old caravan and into a house. Janie is desperate to help, but all seems lost until her school visits a local recycling plant. All it takes from there is imagination, a supportive community, and lots and lots of hard work to transform Mrs. Tolane's old caravan into a safe and secure new home!
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