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Item Details
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GARBAGE
INVESTIGATE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU THROW IT OUT WITH 25 PROJECTS |
| By: |
Donna Latham, Beth Hetland (Illus) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£15.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1936313472 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781936313471 |
| Publisher: |
NOMAD PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 August, 2011 |
| Series: |
Build It Yourself |
| Pages: |
128 |
| Description: |
Teaching children that the battle against the world's overwhelming waste problem begins with them, this title features projects that investigates the science of "garbology". It highlights the choices people make in creating garbage in the first place, suggesting ways children can reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink their actions for the future. |
| Synopsis: |
Kids become ? rubbish warriors" in Garbage: Investigate What Happens When You Throw It Out. Encouraged to think about the choices they make that generate garbage in the first place, readers learn ways to reduce, reuse, recycle? and rethink their actions. Along the way, kids explore the science of garbology, discover fascinating information archaeologists learn by excavating middens, and use projects to investigate the world of trash. Activities include whipping up a delicious edible landfill, brewing natural dyes for a T-shirt, and comparing the effects of commercial and homemade cleaners. Kids will learn that the battle against the world's overwhelming waste problem begins with them. |
| Reader Age: |
From 9 to 12 years |
| US Grade: |
From Third Grade to Seventh Grade |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Nomad Press |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Society of Midland Authors Award (Children's Nonfiction) 2012 |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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