Did you know that every single plastic toothbrush ever made still exists? Or that there’s a floating mass of rubbish larger than the USA drifting around the Pacific Ocean?” Different sources of garbage are discussed in detail - including food waste, industrial waste, plastic waste, and the issue of old electronics. Issues with landfills and dumps are discussed, and also alternatives such as recycling and repairing. My eldest daughter is 5 and a half years old (that half is very important at this age!) and is aware that our family is trying to be eco-friendly and that we are reducing our waste and plastic consumption. Many things are completely normal to her as they have been part of our family’s life for quite some time now — cloth nappies, cloth sanitary products, stainless steel drinking bottles, reusable food storage instead of clingfilm, reusable wipes etc. The spread below is her favourite and she loved spotting the swaps we’ve already made. The story talks about issues with waste and pollution and how we can try to resolve these issues. It then goes into speaking about the different types of resources the Earth has and its atmosphere. Then the author goes into specific climate issues like deforestation. We then learn about conservation and what we can do to help fix planet Earth.

What a Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting our Planet

What A Waste is a brilliant book for children who are keen to learn and want to make a difference. Reading it should be a part of the curriculum! Vet and author Jess French introduces this thought-provoking information book ‘What a Waste’ with ‘humans are now producing more waste than ever before and our planet is suffering’ and presents a challenge ‘the power to make a positive change is in our hands.’ The fifth book in a nonfiction early-reader series about the science of robots starring Ada Twist, Scientist!When I spotted the new children’s book What A Waste by DK Books, I knew it was something that I wanted to read with my daughters. Lichtenberg, Georg Christoph (2000). The Waste Books. New York: New York Review Books Classics. ISBN 978-0940322509. As long as humans have been around, there has been garbage. A history of garbage is given as well as the current problems, from large greasy clots in sewers to plastic islands. There is plenty of gross out science and lots of awareness of the problems we face. Along with the problem are innovative people who are finding solutions, like the person who started a restaurant making meals out of food that others had thrown out, or places where electronics can get repaired rather than tossed. There is also a further reading list and a good sized bibliography.

What A Waste by Jess French | Waterstones

This is a fantastic book for kids who want to get introduced to environmental issues like waste & climate change. I'm so happy books like this exist and are available as a resource to educate kids. Overall, a stellar production from writing, illustrating, and even publishing the book (it's made with more eco-friendly inks/materials). Truly deserves a full 5-star rating!!

Waste books were also used in the tradition of the commonplace book and note-taking. A well known example is Isaac Newton's Waste Book in which he did much of the development of the calculus. [4] Another example is that of Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, who called his waste books sudelbücher, and which were known to have influenced Leo Tolstoy, Albert Einstein, Andre Breton, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. [5] [6]

What a Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting our Planet What a Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting our Planet

Original 3-line review: While informational, the pictures and bright colors throughout the book make it more intriguing for children. Overall, the vocabulary is appropriate for elementary age students. This book provides true information about the environment while also engaging a young child's attention, which is impressive. What a Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting Our Planet" is a nonfiction book that informs children about recycling. On the front cover of the book it says "I'm made with responsibly sourced materials and soy inks!" I think that is awesome that this book was even made from responsibly sourced materials because it shows just how recycling can protect our planet. I love that this book teaches children that doing little things such as recycling can make a big difference in the world. Students can also learn all about different kinds of waste and how it affects the environment. I love how this books teaches the readers what to do about this environmental issue and how we are the one's that can make this change to protect Earth. Many children would also love the illustrations in this book as well! I think it would be really cool to have each student focus on a different section of the book and create their own graphic, each student could share their section with the class so that most topics got shared with the whole group! I think another activity students could do is after reading this book they could write a paragraph about what they learned about waste and how they can make a difference! It is not all bad news though. While this is a knowledge book that explains where we are going wrong, What a Waste also shows what we are getting right! Discover plans to save our seas. How countries are implementing green projects worldwide, and how to turn waste into something useful. The tiniest everyday changes can make all the difference to ensure our beautiful planet stays lush and teeming with life. The setting of the story is primarily the ocean, where the animals live and thrive. However, the impact of human waste is felt in every part of the ocean and affects the animals' lives drastically.

This is a book I want to keep on my shelf. Every school should have this available for their students. I could easily see this in a classroom setting spanned out over a 4-week course. It's just an amazing book... Presented with current facts, figures, graphic representations, photographs, dialogue boxes in the vibrant DK style, many environmental issues are explored. Did you know ‘92% of the world’s people are breathing polluted air?’ Discover why we need forests and learn about the threat to the orangutan population with the loss of their habitat. Deforestation and land clearing are major problems with 15 billion trees cut down each year. Everything you need to know about what we're doing to our environment, good and bad, from pollution and litter to renewable energy and plastic recycling. An absolutely awesome way to educate on where waste goes, and how to help everyone dispose of their waste responsibility in the future to help prevent pollution. Educating about renewable resources and pollution issues can save the future many struggles. The illustrations are excellent, and really add to the information display. The colours, fonts and design are excellent, great for kids (bright colours, playful fonts).