recycling (waste)

When his father, who is in the United States illegally, becomes injured and unemployed, eleven-year-old Sandro is determined to help his parents raise money for his little sister's heart surgery by collecting scrap metal to recycle for cash.

"Does your family recycle? People create a lot of garbage that can clutter landfill...next time you take out the trash, think about it and make your own choice!"--Back cover.

Explains what pollution is, how to help reduce pollution by recycling, types of recyclable materials, and how recycling benefits the Earth.

Explains how people create too much waste and how waste is now recycled and put into landfills.

Francisco misses his village in El Salvador, and especially flying a kite with his friends, but Mam?a cannot afford to buy a kite so he gathers discarded materials around his apartment building and makes his own, which catches the eye of a store owner and leads to a wonderful project.

Simple text and photographs introduce young readers to the importance of recycling.

Colorful illustrations and rhyming text follow an envelope on an adventure through the mail and then into the recycling bin, where it is transformed into something new; and includes discussion questions for teachers and parents.

Shows how a child can reduce waste, such as turning off dripping faucets and drinking from a glass rather than a water bottle; reuse items by planting seeds in an egg carton, giving away clothes that no longer fit, and making a bird feeder from a milk jug; and recycle various items. Includes an activity, story word list, fun facts, glossary, and index.

Provides step-by-step instructions to help children be creative by turning clothing and textiles into handmade treasures.

Tells the story of schoolchildren in Guatemala who reused soda bottles to expand their school.