Children's Nonfiction Curiosities & Wonders
Gifts from the Garbage Truck
A True Story About the Things We (Don't) Throw Away
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2024
- Category
- Curiosities & Wonders, General, Recycling & Green Living
- Recommended Age
- 4 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- p to 3
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781728283517
- Publish Date
- Sep 2024
- List Price
- $28.99
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Description
"Informative and inspirational... will have readers rethinking the value of items that appear seemingly worthless. Highly recommended." — School Library Journal, STARRED Review
A picture book about what we throw away, and why it might be worth keeping!
What if everywhere you looked, you saw something to make? Instead of seeing something broken, you saw something to fix? Instead of seeing something to throw out, you saw something to give away? This is how Nelson Molina sees the world. A former employee for the New York City sanitation department, Nelson saved over 45,000 objects from the garbage to fix and show his community through his museum, Treasures in the Trash.
Explore the hidden potential in what we often discard and think differently about consumption, waste, and the impact of small actions. With themes of upcycling, anti-consumerism, love for community, and finding joy, Gifts from the Garbage Truck inspires kids to think creatively and curiously about what they do (and don't) throw away!
Often, Nelson came across oddly shaped garbage bags.
They clinked and clanked and jingled and jangled.
Is there something more than garbage in here? Nelson would wonder. Is there something someone might love?
"I knew it!" he'd exclaim, tearing the bag open and discovering a new gift from the trash.
Nelson didn't throw the objects into the back of the truck with everything else.
He had a better idea.
About the authors
Andrew Larsen est père au foyer et auteur. Quand il était enfant, il passait toujours une partie de son été au chalet de ses grands-parents, situé sur une colline, près d'un lac. Andrew habite à Toronto. Il a publié sept albums jeunesse.
Andrew Larsen is a father, homemaker and author. When he was a child, he would spend a part of every summer with his grandparents at their cottage on a hill, by a lake. Andrew now lives in a downtown Toronto neighbourhood. He has published seven picture books.
Oriol Vidal is an illustrator and storyboard artist who lives in Barcelona, Spain. When he’s not drawing or painting, he loves spending time with his family outdoors. Many of the scenes in the Duck, Duck, Dinosaur books were inspired by his trips to camp as a child and summer nights full of lightning bugs. You can see more of his work at www.oriolvidal.es.
Editorial Reviews
"A reminder that we can discover beauty, joy, and worth from the materials right in front of us." — Horn Book magazine
"Useful in showing children how they can repair items rather than immediately throwing them away when they become damaged." — Youth Services Book Review
"Informative and inspirational... will have readers rethinking the value of items that appear seemingly worthless. Highly recommended." — School Library Journal, STARRED Review
"An unusual storybook written with a keen sense of what appeals to children and illustrated with a strong sense of form, line, color, and shadow, this beautiful picture book tells a story and makes certain points without becoming didactic." — Booklist, STARRED Review
"A worthy takeaway about finding beauty in the most unlikely of places." — Kirkus Reviews
"[A] fresh look at consuming less and reusing creatively." — Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review
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