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Summary: "The book that answers the age-old question: Can I Recycle This? Since the dawn of the recycling system, men and women the world over have stood by their bins, holding an everyday object, wondering, 'can I recycle this?' This simple question reaches into our concern for the environment, the care we take to keep our homes and our communities clean, and how we interact with our local government....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Environ RomerDaynes, Katie
Summary: Why is there so much plastic in the world? How does it help us? What's the problem and how can we solve it? These are just some of the 60+ questions answered in this timely and topical book. The facts are presented in a friendly and quirky way, helping kids to understand this global predicament and inspiring them to be part of the solution.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Set Lift Flap 363.728 Daynes 2019Kim, Eun-ju
Summary: We all know plastic use is a big problem, but when did we start using plastic? And why? Start a journey through the life cycle of plastic to learn how plastics are produced, the many uses of plastics throughout the last century, how our plastic use has spiralled out of control, and some ideas for what we can do about it. Here's the whole story about plastic- filled with information to empower...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribble 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.72 KIMHood, Susan
Summary: This collection of brilliant, lyrical nonfiction poems with bright, colorful illustrations highlights the threat of plastic and the kids who are fighting for change to save our planet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 628.4 HOODorey, Martin
Summary: Every kid can be a superhero, fighting plastic waste at home, at school, and in their community. This engaging guide is chockfull of facts, vibrant art, graphics, and #2minutesuperhero missions-- practical ways to take action now. Some ideas may spring to mind right away, such as picking up trash. Others are surprising, such as learning to cook with fresh ingredients or mending clothes. Readers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.738 DORVentura, Marne.
Summary: "Full-color photos and simple, step-by-step instructions describe 10 crafts and activities using empty milk jugs and common materials found around the house"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.5 VENBlom, Kirsti
Summary: Plastic garbage knows no borders. Dumped into the sea, it floats on ocean currents and is distributed around the globe, threatening the livelihoods of sea birds and animals who both eat and are trapped by plastic waste. Told from the perspective of a Northern Fulmar, a sea bird who makes its home in the northeast Atlantic and across the northern hemisphere, Plastic Sea: A Bird's-eye View uses...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cornell Lab Publishing Group 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.72 BLOMorin, Marcy
Summary: "Wait! Don't toss that milk jug or cardboard cup into the recycling bin yet! And hang on to those old jeans, shrunken sweaters, and stained T-shirts. Give cardboard, paper, plastic, and clothing completely new uses as you make one-of-a-kind eco-creations with 40 fun ideas. A pet bed, party piñata, suncatcher, and more crafts are just a snip, fold, or stitch away!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.5083 MORRomer, Jennie
Summary: "Can I Recycle This? skips over preaching and platitudes common to books on environmentalism and instead gets right to the real information that kids need. It takes readers through every step of the recycling process, from the moment that they throw an item in the bin to its journey through the recycling machinery and on its way to its new life. It gives kids the answers and resources they need...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.73 ROMLepetit, Angie.
Summary: Explains how a used water bottle becomes new plastic in the plastic recycling loop, and describes how recycling helps save the Earth's resources.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.7288 LEPDorey, Martin
Summary: Find out what you can do, starting today, to make a difference to the plastic crisis - and all it takes is 2 minutes of your time. Open this book with your children, give it to your friends. Share your #2minutesolution on twitter and instagram and inspire others. With its smart, surprising and simple solutions, No More Plastic shows how we can all make a genuine difference. Martin Dorey,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ebury Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.72 DORCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.72 DORHagens, Gunther von.
Summary: Catalog of Gunther von Hagen's exhibition of human bodies preserved by "plastination"and presented as "natural art" (p. 13). Work also includes a short history of anatomy and essays on ethical perspectives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Institute für Plastination 2003
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Summary: Project ideas using recycled plastic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Craft ScheunemannRivers, Joan.
Summary: Sure, a stellar personality is alluring, a sense of humor is essential, and inner beauty can be potent. But why not have all these and a tight butt? Red-carpet fashion laureate, comic icon, and outspoken superstar Joan Rivers is uniquely qualified to talk about plastic surgery: She's one of the few celebrities unafraid to admit what she's "had done." In a book that is part comic musing, part...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 617.95 RIVNunn, Daniel.
Summary: Presents ideas and instructions for using such disposable plastic items as bags and bottles to make creative craft projects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.572 NUNLancaster, Jen
Summary: Every day, Americans are bombarded with terrifying news about crime, the environment, politics, and the health consequences of the foods we've been enjoying for years. We're judged by social media users, pressured into maintaining a perfect home, and expected to base our self-worth on retweets, faves, likes, and followers. Our collective FOMO (fear of missing out), and the disparity between...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little a 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.4 LANCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.4 LANInches, Alison.
Summary: "SpongeBob starts Bikini Bottom's very first recycling center! But when his homemade recycling center becomes too much work for one sponge, will Bikini Bottom lend a hand for a green goal?"--p.[4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SPOViva, Frank.
Summary: Follow that road! Speed off on an eventful bicycle ride along the bold yellow road that cuts through town, by the sea, and through the country. Ride up and around, along and through, out and down. Frank's striking graphic style is executed in just five joyous colors, and his spare, rhythmic language is infectious. Hit a bump? Get back on track! Reach the end? Start again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Viva 2011Perkins, Jennifer
Summary: "From Washi Tape Stickers to a Paper Bag Puppet Show, there are so many toys and games you can build with things you already have at home. This activity book for kids ages 8 to 12 shows you how to use different kinds of paper, cardboard, and tape to enjoy hours of fun! Invent your own story with Magazine Mountains and a Flying Paper Pterodactyl, decorate your space with Papet Chain Wall Art and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2023
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Summary: In pictures without words, the reader follows the journey of one brown paper bag from a tree in the forest through the years it is used by three generations of one family until eventually the old bag becomes the container in which a new tree is planted.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COLCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COLPaul, Miranda
Summary: Plastic bags are cheap and easy to use. But what happens when a bag breaks or is no longer needed? In Njau, Gambia, people simply dropped the bags and went on their way. One plastic bag became two. Then ten. Then a hundred.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CEECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE PAURoberts, Alice
Summary: "A visual and linguistic adventure through the strange, astonishing worlds within our anatomy"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2023
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Summary: "When the kids in room 5 write to Earth asking what they can do to help save our planet, they are delighted to get a letter back."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DEAWilliams, Charles
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mills Music Inc. 1949