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This book is not garbage : 50 ways to ditch plastic, reduce trash, and save the world! / Isabel Thomas ; illustrated by Alex Paterson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Random House Children's Books, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First American editionDescription: 207 pages ; illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593308677
  • 0593308670
  • 0593308689
  • 9780593308684
Other title:
  • Fifty ways to ditch plastic, reduce trash, and save the world!
Subject(s):
Contents:
Living on the veg! -- Ditch the dishes -- A ban on baths! -- Turn bottles into boomerangs -- Party for the planet -- Dump the glitter -- Eat ugly food -- Snack to save the world -- Turn trash into treasure -- Plan a trashy day out -- Happy birthday, me/planet! -- Say this is the last straw -- This rock is not garbage -- Start a fight at school -- Make a pile of garbage -- Don't rush to flush! -- It's a wrap -- Go swishing -- Let your backyard get messy -- Save the planet while you sleep -- Don't hand in your homework... -- Be a bird brain -- Use your butt -- Be a tree hugger -- Chalk it up -- Take a bag for a walk -- Say "No thank you" cards -- Eat more fries! -- Cotton on to clothing waste -- Take your junk for a hot chocolate -- Mind the gap -- Think like a sea turtle -- Get on your bike (or skates, or scooter...) -- Dress to impress -- Appoint yourself family chief... -- Design your dream den -- Go around and around in circles -- Start shouting now! -- Leave only footprints -- Be a citizen scientist -- Don't bee-lieve the myths -- Become and art-activist -- Ditch the ride to school -- Read the label (and save a rain forest) -- Cache in -- Game over -- Get a green pet -- Eat slow -- Scrub yourself green -- Get rid of this book.
Summary: Our planet is in peril and needs your help! If you want to learn to reduce waste and save the Earth, here are practical tips and projects that make a difference! The bad news is, humans throw away too much trash. But the good news is, there are lots of easy ways you can get involved and make a difference! From ditching straws and banning glitter to hosting a plastic-free birthday party, helping to save the planet is not as difficult as you think. So, take control of your future! Become an eco-warrior instead of an eco-worrier and do your part to save the world from GARBAGE!
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 363.735 T457 Available 33111009800331
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 363.735 T457 Available 33111010494603
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Our planet is in peril and needs your help! If you want to learn to reduce waste and save the Earth, here are practical tips and projects that make a difference!

Do you worry about the world's waste? The bad news is, humans throw away too much trash . But the good news is, there are lots of easy ways you can get involved and make a difference! From ditching straws and banning glitter to hosting a plastic-free birthday party, helping to save the planet is not as difficult as you think. So, take control of your future! Become an eco- warrior instead of an eco- worrier and do your part to save the world from GARBAGE!

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"Originally published in paperback by Wren & Rook, an imprint of Hachette Children's Group, London, in 2018."--Title page verso.

Includes index.

Living on the veg! -- Ditch the dishes -- A ban on baths! -- Turn bottles into boomerangs -- Party for the planet -- Dump the glitter -- Eat ugly food -- Snack to save the world -- Turn trash into treasure -- Plan a trashy day out -- Happy birthday, me/planet! -- Say this is the last straw -- This rock is not garbage -- Start a fight at school -- Make a pile of garbage -- Don't rush to flush! -- It's a wrap -- Go swishing -- Let your backyard get messy -- Save the planet while you sleep -- Don't hand in your homework... -- Be a bird brain -- Use your butt -- Be a tree hugger -- Chalk it up -- Take a bag for a walk -- Say "No thank you" cards -- Eat more fries! -- Cotton on to clothing waste -- Take your junk for a hot chocolate -- Mind the gap -- Think like a sea turtle -- Get on your bike (or skates, or scooter...) -- Dress to impress -- Appoint yourself family chief... -- Design your dream den -- Go around and around in circles -- Start shouting now! -- Leave only footprints -- Be a citizen scientist -- Don't bee-lieve the myths -- Become and art-activist -- Ditch the ride to school -- Read the label (and save a rain forest) -- Cache in -- Game over -- Get a green pet -- Eat slow -- Scrub yourself green -- Get rid of this book.

Our planet is in peril and needs your help! If you want to learn to reduce waste and save the Earth, here are practical tips and projects that make a difference! The bad news is, humans throw away too much trash. But the good news is, there are lots of easy ways you can get involved and make a difference! From ditching straws and banning glitter to hosting a plastic-free birthday party, helping to save the planet is not as difficult as you think. So, take control of your future! Become an eco-warrior instead of an eco-worrier and do your part to save the world from GARBAGE!

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