Horizon Information Portal

e-branch

Home

My Account/Renew Loans

Find Magazine Articles & more

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

by Thomas, Isabel, 1979-

View full image

Random House Children's Books, c2018.

Environmentalism -- Juvenile literature.

Waste minimization -- Juvenile literature.

Conservation of natural resources -- Juvenile literature.

Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- Juvenile literature.

Alternate title:

50 ways to ditch plastic, reduce trash, and save the world!

Fifty ways to ditch plastic, reduce trash, and save the world!

First American edition.

207, [1] pages ; illustrations ; 22 cm.

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!

Paterson, Alex (Alex R. J.)

Horizon Information Portal 3.24_8902M

© 2001-2013 SirsiDynix All rights reserved.

Horizon Information Portal