When the animals on Miss Leoparda's bus route abandon the bus for cars, traffic jams and deforestation ensue, prompting Miss Leoparda to help her community rediscover the importance of nature and togetherness.

Have you ever wondered what happens to your garbage after you throw it away? Learn about multi-digit numbers while taking a trip to a landfill and recycling center! Through real-world examples of problem-solving, students will become comfortable working with graphs and multi-digit numbers as they learn new concepts and vocabulary terms like place value, exact value, rounded numbers, inequalities, and comparing numbers. This full-color math reader...

Recycling seems like an easy way to do good for planet Earth. Reusing items more than once is another practice many households can adopt to reduce what they use. But, there are some rules to recycling it's important to know. A friendly guide helps readers through an introduction to recycling as well as what can be recycled. The main text is written in accessible language and gives age-appropriate details that complement elementary science curricula....

Every household has an abundance of junk mail. What if you could turn it into something beautiful? With this book, readers can do just that by following the simple instructions to turn colorful junk mail into jewelry! Packed with many other recycled paper crafts, this volume encourages readers to reconsider what's garbage and what can become something more with a little paint, glue, or glitter. Each craft engages readers with art and creatively highlights...

Steel cans have a recycling journey that is unique from other kinds of cans-they even need to be recycled separately from other waste. Readers learn about the necessary steps to recycle steel cans at recycling plants, such as crushing the metal down, shredding and melting it, and cooling it so it can be remade into new products. The importance of ensuring tin cans stay away from landfills is emphasized, as colorful photographs and clear text guide...

El Árbol y el Leñador es una historia para mantener a los pequeños lectores entretenidos, transportarlos a un mundo mágico donde aprenderán cómo se puede cuidar el medio ambiente de manera sencillas y con pequeños pasos. El árbol intenta crear conciencia en el leñador, le dice que cuando se cortan los árboles y se lanza basura en los lugares en donde viven las especies, se va destruyendo el hábitat de los seres vivos, incluyendo a los...

When you're finished with something, what should you do with it? Many people aim for the trash can, but eco experts can find ways to repurpose, reuse, and upcycle old products. This book introduces readers to real-life solutions for dealing with the "garbage" in their lives. They can use old clothes to make dolls, donate their toys, and compost food scraps. A thought-provoking activity will teach readers how things decompose. Exciting graphics and...

If you think that pollution is not your concern, then like little Gertrude you've got lots to learn. She lies in her treehouse like the laziest lump, and shouts from her hammock across the whole dump: "What on EARTH are you saying? Why can't you see? It's not that I'm lazy, it's just not up to me!" D.M. Mullan's Curious Tales D.M. Mullan's Curious Tales is a series of peculiar modern fables from author D.M. Mullan and illustrator Kirsteen Harris-Jones....

Plastic is found in many everyday items, and many people drink their water from plastic bottles. But plastic is very harmful to the environment. Readers learn the importance of recycling plastic to ensure it can be reused. They explore what happens in a recycling plant, such as sorting the materials, washing them, breaking them down, and melting them together. The negative impact of plastic in landfills and the ocean is emphasized, as full-color photographs...

Un beau jour sur des plages immaculées, la marée noire se met à tout recouvrir. La mer est dévastée, la plage souillée et les manchots... mazoutés. Si rien n'est fait, ils mourront de froid sous leur plumage collant. Matéo, qui assiste au désastre, ne peut pas rester les bras croisés: il décide de prendre les choses en main... à sa manière!