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Builda the Re-Bicycler (Tales of Midlandia)
by
Michael Scotto (Goodreads Author),
The Ink Circle
When the Midlandia dump overflows, Builda the bicycle factory owner springs into action. Her plan to reduce, reuse, and recycle just might clean up the town!
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
January 31st 2012
by Midlandia Press
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Dec 25, 2011
Michael Scotto
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5 of 5 stars
· (Review from the author)
Recommends it for:
early elementary schoolers, parents of young kids, environmentally conscious families
Shelves:
picture-books
Obviously, you should consider the source for this review, seeing as I wrote the book as well.
Rather than review, I'll tell you about the four elements that co-mingled in just the right way, thus inspiring me to write this story.
1) A concept. I've always been interested in the idea of the "butterfly effect." As I got ready to write what became this book, I found myself wanting to explore how one well-placed choice or action can ripple across a community.
2) An image. A few weeks before I started...more
Rather than review, I'll tell you about the four elements that co-mingled in just the right way, thus inspiring me to write this story.
1) A concept. I've always been interested in the idea of the "butterfly effect." As I got ready to write what became this book, I found myself wanting to explore how one well-placed choice or action can ripple across a community.
2) An image. A few weeks before I started...more
While I realize my brother wrote this one, and my opinion may seem skewed, also realize what a profound impact this has had on my young students (I teach elementary science). My students are old enough to know by now that recycling is a buzz word and that it is something we're supposed to do, but many of them had no concept of the situation when it comes to land fills and dumps. Even at 5th grade, when I read this book on Earth day, students still respond with misconceptions about recycling that...more
What a great way to teach kids about recycling. Builda is repairing bicycles and goes to the dump and gets parts to fix the bikes with. She reduces waste and starts recycling in the town. Very cute story.
I received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads. Who better to critique this book than my 3-year-old and 7-year-old nephews? They both really enjoyed this book. The 3-year-old sat quietly and listened, which is an amazing fete. He also asked if he could read it by himself afterwards. The 7-year-old said he liked the book a lot. The illustrations are great; very colorful and tell the story along with the words. The message about recycling is clear for kids (and adults) of all ages. It'...more
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Michael Scotto has worked as a filmmaker, a saxophone player and an engineer's assistant, but his true passion has always been writing. He is the author of the "The Tales of Midlandia" picture book series, as well as the middle-grade novels, "Latasha and the Little Red Tornado" and "Postcards from Pismo." When not writing, he enjoys cooking and photography.
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