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Recycle!: A Handbook for Kids
Vivid, step-by-step illustrations and a fact-filled text follow five different types of garbage--aluminum, paper, glass, plastic, and polystyrene--and show how these discarded items can be recycled and converted into new products.
28 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 1992
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About the author
Gail Gibbons
221 books160 followersFrom gailgibbons.com: I was born in Oak Park, Illinois, in 1944. Even as a little child, I was always busy putting books together. Sometimes I would bind them with yarn to hold the pages together. I've always loved drawing and painting. I was also a very curious child. My parents tell me that I was always asking lots and lots of questions.
Later, I went on to the University of Illinois, where I studied graphic design. Then I moved to New York City, where I got a job doing artwork for television shows. Eventually I was asked to do the artwork for a children's show. While doing that show, some of the children asked me if I had ever thought of doing children's books. My mind immediately recalled how much I enjoyed doing that type of thing when I was a child. So I put an idea for a book together and right away a publisher bought it. That book was called Willy and His Wheel Wagon. Since then, over 170 books that I have written and illustrated have been published. The type of books I write are non-fiction books. This is because I love researching so much. I get to ask lots of questions, just like when I was a kid. I also get to travel and meet lots of interesting people. While doing research for my book Nature's Green Umbrella: Tropical Rain Forests, I traveled to two islands where there are tropical rain forests, Saba and Dominica. I also had a great time writing and illustrating the book. I get a lot of pleasure from doing the type of work I do.
Later, I went on to the University of Illinois, where I studied graphic design. Then I moved to New York City, where I got a job doing artwork for television shows. Eventually I was asked to do the artwork for a children's show. While doing that show, some of the children asked me if I had ever thought of doing children's books. My mind immediately recalled how much I enjoyed doing that type of thing when I was a child. So I put an idea for a book together and right away a publisher bought it. That book was called Willy and His Wheel Wagon. Since then, over 170 books that I have written and illustrated have been published. The type of books I write are non-fiction books. This is because I love researching so much. I get to ask lots of questions, just like when I was a kid. I also get to travel and meet lots of interesting people. While doing research for my book Nature's Green Umbrella: Tropical Rain Forests, I traveled to two islands where there are tropical rain forests, Saba and Dominica. I also had a great time writing and illustrating the book. I get a lot of pleasure from doing the type of work I do.
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July 22, 2019
An informational book about recycling, focusing on the different types of materials like paper, plastic, and glass, and explains the whole process from how we, as consumers, sort, to what goes on in the recycling stations. I've used it as a read-aloud book, first introducing the concepts, and then placed it in the reading bins in the classroom so that the children can browse through on their own after. I find that the children were more engaged with the book on their own after. A good informational text to include in the classroom.
November 28, 2021
A good book to teach kids the basics of recycling.
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December 4, 2015Title: Recycle: A Handbook for Kids
Author/Illustrator: Gail Gibbons
Genre: How To Book
Theme(s): Recycling
Opening line/sentence: “More and more garbage! Everyday people throw more trash away.”
Brief Book Summary: This book begins by introducing the issue that is arising on our planet because of all of the waste that is made by humans. She then offers a solution informing children how even they can do their part. She breaks down the ways to recycle paper, glass, cans, plastic, and even Styrofoam!
Professional Recommendation/Review #1:
Kirkus (Kirkus Reviews, 1992)
Bright pen-and-wash illustrations show children collecting and separating recyclable paper, glass, cans, and plastic and taking them to deposit points or putting them out for pickup. Gibbons urges elimination of non-biodegradable polystyrene products, which release dangerous CFCs when burned, and shoves a sanitary landfill and recycling plants where materials are crushed, melted, and reformed into useful products. The captioned panels and running text stress the need for reducing waste and saving natural resources. There are two pages of arresting statistics: "Forty-three thousand tons of food is thrown out in the United States each day"; "Fourteen billion pounds of trash is dumped into the ocean every year." A concluding page lists things kids can do to make a difference. Printed on recycled paper. Attractive and timely, an excellent introduction.
Professional Recommendation/Review #2:
Dr. Beverly Kobrin (Children's Literature)
In Recycle, author/artist Gail Gibbons simply, succinctly and clearly explains how recycling conserves energy and reduces pollution as it decreases waste. She shows basic steps involved in making new-from-used paper, glass, cans, and plastic: old bottles crushed and melted, for example, and aluminum cans ground into chips, melted into bars and pressed into thin sheets. Ms. Gibbons concludes with a few specific recycling recommendations and an assortment of not-so-trivial trash trivia (e.g. fourteen billion pounds of trash are dumped into the ocean every year!). [Note: If you have a first edition, please modify the second sentence on page 26 to read, "Some polystyrene is made using gases called chlorofluorocarbons, also called CFCs."
Response to Two Professional Reviews: Both of these reviews see this book as a good introduction to recycling. They both mention the clear breakdown of steps that Gibbons provides. They also comment on her cute simple illustrations and the insightful facts that she provides in her how-to.
Evaluation of Literary Elements: Gibbons uses detailed drawings to clearly show what is being recycled and how. She uses fun colors that will appeal to younger readers. A drawing of a landfill is labeled and each section of recyclable items has clearly defined steps. It also gives some facts about recycling and garbage in general and tells children what they can do.
Consideration of Instructional Application: This book is great for bringing recycling into the classroom. It gives students an understanding of why we recycle. Students can use it to pass on the message to home, or a whole classroom can band together to join and do one of the activities in the back (collect old books for the library, begin classroom recycling, making posters, etc).
Author/Illustrator: Gail Gibbons
Genre: How To Book
Theme(s): Recycling
Opening line/sentence: “More and more garbage! Everyday people throw more trash away.”
Brief Book Summary: This book begins by introducing the issue that is arising on our planet because of all of the waste that is made by humans. She then offers a solution informing children how even they can do their part. She breaks down the ways to recycle paper, glass, cans, plastic, and even Styrofoam!
Professional Recommendation/Review #1:
Kirkus (Kirkus Reviews, 1992)
Bright pen-and-wash illustrations show children collecting and separating recyclable paper, glass, cans, and plastic and taking them to deposit points or putting them out for pickup. Gibbons urges elimination of non-biodegradable polystyrene products, which release dangerous CFCs when burned, and shoves a sanitary landfill and recycling plants where materials are crushed, melted, and reformed into useful products. The captioned panels and running text stress the need for reducing waste and saving natural resources. There are two pages of arresting statistics: "Forty-three thousand tons of food is thrown out in the United States each day"; "Fourteen billion pounds of trash is dumped into the ocean every year." A concluding page lists things kids can do to make a difference. Printed on recycled paper. Attractive and timely, an excellent introduction.
Professional Recommendation/Review #2:
Dr. Beverly Kobrin (Children's Literature)
In Recycle, author/artist Gail Gibbons simply, succinctly and clearly explains how recycling conserves energy and reduces pollution as it decreases waste. She shows basic steps involved in making new-from-used paper, glass, cans, and plastic: old bottles crushed and melted, for example, and aluminum cans ground into chips, melted into bars and pressed into thin sheets. Ms. Gibbons concludes with a few specific recycling recommendations and an assortment of not-so-trivial trash trivia (e.g. fourteen billion pounds of trash are dumped into the ocean every year!). [Note: If you have a first edition, please modify the second sentence on page 26 to read, "Some polystyrene is made using gases called chlorofluorocarbons, also called CFCs."
Response to Two Professional Reviews: Both of these reviews see this book as a good introduction to recycling. They both mention the clear breakdown of steps that Gibbons provides. They also comment on her cute simple illustrations and the insightful facts that she provides in her how-to.
Evaluation of Literary Elements: Gibbons uses detailed drawings to clearly show what is being recycled and how. She uses fun colors that will appeal to younger readers. A drawing of a landfill is labeled and each section of recyclable items has clearly defined steps. It also gives some facts about recycling and garbage in general and tells children what they can do.
Consideration of Instructional Application: This book is great for bringing recycling into the classroom. It gives students an understanding of why we recycle. Students can use it to pass on the message to home, or a whole classroom can band together to join and do one of the activities in the back (collect old books for the library, begin classroom recycling, making posters, etc).
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April 21, 2016Title of Item in APA Citation: Recycle! : A Handbook for Kids. (2015). New York : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Citation By: Lauren Rataj
Reference Type: Handbook
Call Number: Ref 363
Brief Description: This resource contains information on how recycling is helpful to the environment and shows basic steps for repurposing items such as paper, glass, cans, plastic and polystyrene.
Content/Scope: This handbook is targeted for students’ ages 4-8. It provides information on a current topic of recycling. Not only does it connect to science standards, but also important life skills of taking care of the environment.
Accuracy/Authority/Bias: This resource is published by Little, Brown and Company. This company was founded in 1837 and publishes both fiction and nonfiction. They are known for publishing some of America’s finest early writers like Louisa May Alcott and Emily Dickinson. This book does not have any culture bias.
Arrangement/Presentation: This resource is great for younger elementary students. It is filled with color multiple pictures and illustrations on each page to help teach students about recycling concepts. It includes important vocabulary like CFC’s and explains them in kid-friendly language.
Relation to other works: There are many types of handbooks that are for both informational and entertainment purposes. I chose this handbook because it is informational and at a lower reading level for primary students and lower readers in the upper grades.
Accessibility/Diversity: This resource meets the needs of visual learners because the illustrations support the text. It can be used by students of all abilities at the elementary level.
Cost: $14.95
Professional Review: Booklist. (1992, May 15). Recycle! A Handbook for Kids. Retrieved April 20, 2016, from http://booklistonline.com/Recycle-A-H...
Citation By: Lauren Rataj
Reference Type: Handbook
Call Number: Ref 363
Brief Description: This resource contains information on how recycling is helpful to the environment and shows basic steps for repurposing items such as paper, glass, cans, plastic and polystyrene.
Content/Scope: This handbook is targeted for students’ ages 4-8. It provides information on a current topic of recycling. Not only does it connect to science standards, but also important life skills of taking care of the environment.
Accuracy/Authority/Bias: This resource is published by Little, Brown and Company. This company was founded in 1837 and publishes both fiction and nonfiction. They are known for publishing some of America’s finest early writers like Louisa May Alcott and Emily Dickinson. This book does not have any culture bias.
Arrangement/Presentation: This resource is great for younger elementary students. It is filled with color multiple pictures and illustrations on each page to help teach students about recycling concepts. It includes important vocabulary like CFC’s and explains them in kid-friendly language.
Relation to other works: There are many types of handbooks that are for both informational and entertainment purposes. I chose this handbook because it is informational and at a lower reading level for primary students and lower readers in the upper grades.
Accessibility/Diversity: This resource meets the needs of visual learners because the illustrations support the text. It can be used by students of all abilities at the elementary level.
Cost: $14.95
Professional Review: Booklist. (1992, May 15). Recycle! A Handbook for Kids. Retrieved April 20, 2016, from http://booklistonline.com/Recycle-A-H...
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April 22, 2012Gibbons, G. (1992). Recycle!: A handbook for kids. Boston: Little, Brown.
Citation created by- Amber Thompson
Call Number- 363.728
Description- Handbook consists of 32 color pages that explain the process of recycling from start to finish and discusses what happens to paper, glass, aluminum cans, and plastic when they are recycled into new products.
Content/Scope- This lively and informative handbook explains the process of recycling from start to finish. The book focuses on 5 different types of rubbish - paper, glass, aluminum cans, plastic and polystyrene.
Accuracy/Authority- Gail Gibbons has published close to fifty distinguished nonfiction titles. According to "The Washington Post," "Gail Gibbons has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator."
Arrangement/Presentation- An illustrated dictionary for young people with occasional side language notes and some word histories. Designed for use with elementary school children.
Relation to Similar Works- There are many books about recycling, but this book targets younger students and makes the process of recycling more understandable to a young audience.
Timeliness/Permanence- This information will be of relevance for years to come.
Cost- $7.99
Rationale for Selection- I chose this book because it is bright and colorful and includes wonderful information on recycling. We recently celebrated Earth Day and the library did not have many resources about recycling for our younger students. Therefore, this handbook would be a great addition to the collection.
Reviewed in a Professional Resource- Reviewed by Carole B. Kirkpatrick in School Library Journal.
Citation created by- Amber Thompson
Call Number- 363.728
Description- Handbook consists of 32 color pages that explain the process of recycling from start to finish and discusses what happens to paper, glass, aluminum cans, and plastic when they are recycled into new products.
Content/Scope- This lively and informative handbook explains the process of recycling from start to finish. The book focuses on 5 different types of rubbish - paper, glass, aluminum cans, plastic and polystyrene.
Accuracy/Authority- Gail Gibbons has published close to fifty distinguished nonfiction titles. According to "The Washington Post," "Gail Gibbons has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator."
Arrangement/Presentation- An illustrated dictionary for young people with occasional side language notes and some word histories. Designed for use with elementary school children.
Relation to Similar Works- There are many books about recycling, but this book targets younger students and makes the process of recycling more understandable to a young audience.
Timeliness/Permanence- This information will be of relevance for years to come.
Cost- $7.99
Rationale for Selection- I chose this book because it is bright and colorful and includes wonderful information on recycling. We recently celebrated Earth Day and the library did not have many resources about recycling for our younger students. Therefore, this handbook would be a great addition to the collection.
Reviewed in a Professional Resource- Reviewed by Carole B. Kirkpatrick in School Library Journal.
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June 19, 2012Reviewed by: Ashley Browning
Format: Handbook
Item Title (APA Style):
Gibbons, G. (1996). Recycle!: A handbook for kids. Boston: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Item Call Number:
TD794.5 .G5 1996
Reviewed in:
Kirkpatrick, C. ( June). Reference. [Review of the book Recycle!: A handbook for kids, by G. Gibbons]. School Library Journal, 38(6):108. Retrieved June 16, 2012, from Academic Search Premier.
Description:
This book discusses paper, plastic, glass, cans, and polystyrene, the author describes how to recycle, why it's necessary, and
its benefits.
Relevance and Relationship—
This book will be a good addition to the primary section of the reference collection analyzed during my field experience hours because most of the reference section books were more appropriate for older students. The list price for this book is $11.81 which is very affordable.
Purpose:—
This almanac contains information about recyclable products, the importance of recycling, and practical ways for kids to recycle.
Validity—
This book has received favorable reviews by School Library Journal. It is published by Little, Brown, which is a reputable publishing company.
Format–
This book is a print source. Illustrations are in the form of colorful cartoons.
Arrangement and Presentation:
The majority of each page is comprised of the cartoon illustrations and the text below each cartoon compliments the illustration. Facts about garbage end the book.
Diversity:
This handbook would be most appropriate for grades K-3. No cultural biases are noted.
Format: Handbook
Item Title (APA Style):
Gibbons, G. (1996). Recycle!: A handbook for kids. Boston: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Item Call Number:
TD794.5 .G5 1996
Reviewed in:
Kirkpatrick, C. ( June). Reference. [Review of the book Recycle!: A handbook for kids, by G. Gibbons]. School Library Journal, 38(6):108. Retrieved June 16, 2012, from Academic Search Premier.
Description:
This book discusses paper, plastic, glass, cans, and polystyrene, the author describes how to recycle, why it's necessary, and
its benefits.
Relevance and Relationship—
This book will be a good addition to the primary section of the reference collection analyzed during my field experience hours because most of the reference section books were more appropriate for older students. The list price for this book is $11.81 which is very affordable.
Purpose:—
This almanac contains information about recyclable products, the importance of recycling, and practical ways for kids to recycle.
Validity—
This book has received favorable reviews by School Library Journal. It is published by Little, Brown, which is a reputable publishing company.
Format–
This book is a print source. Illustrations are in the form of colorful cartoons.
Arrangement and Presentation:
The majority of each page is comprised of the cartoon illustrations and the text below each cartoon compliments the illustration. Facts about garbage end the book.
Diversity:
This handbook would be most appropriate for grades K-3. No cultural biases are noted.
September 13, 2015
This I looked through to make sure I was doing it right. And, assuming that our non-compost recycled material is not just taken as garbage, it is. (Maybe a little lazily some weeks.)
I learned from this book it is not Styrofoam, but polystyrene, which I found particularly remarkable. Oh, I remember having ramen in China in a polystyrene cup - it had a few kanji on one side. So, as Wiki says, the ban is not well-enforced.
Copied from that Wikipedia article: "Most polystyrene products are currently not recycled due to the lack of incentive to invest in the compactors and logistical systems required. Due to the low density of polystyrene foam, it is not economical to collect. However, if the waste material goes through an initial compaction process, the material changes density from typically 30 kg/m3 to 330 kg/m3 and becomes a recyclable commodity of high value for producers of recycled plastic pellets. Expanded polystyrene scrap can be easily added to products such as EPS insulation sheets and other EPS materials for construction applications; many manufacturers cannot obtain sufficient scrap because of collection issues. When it is not used to make more EPS, foam scrap can be turned into products such as clothes hangers, park benches, flower pots, toys, rulers, stapler bodies, seedling containers, picture frames, and architectural molding from recycled PS."
So, that means when crushed a tenth-ish, that white garbage can undergo a conversion to make useful products! ^_^
I learned from this book it is not Styrofoam, but polystyrene, which I found particularly remarkable. Oh, I remember having ramen in China in a polystyrene cup - it had a few kanji on one side. So, as Wiki says, the ban is not well-enforced.
Copied from that Wikipedia article: "Most polystyrene products are currently not recycled due to the lack of incentive to invest in the compactors and logistical systems required. Due to the low density of polystyrene foam, it is not economical to collect. However, if the waste material goes through an initial compaction process, the material changes density from typically 30 kg/m3 to 330 kg/m3 and becomes a recyclable commodity of high value for producers of recycled plastic pellets. Expanded polystyrene scrap can be easily added to products such as EPS insulation sheets and other EPS materials for construction applications; many manufacturers cannot obtain sufficient scrap because of collection issues. When it is not used to make more EPS, foam scrap can be turned into products such as clothes hangers, park benches, flower pots, toys, rulers, stapler bodies, seedling containers, picture frames, and architectural molding from recycled PS."
So, that means when crushed a tenth-ish, that white garbage can undergo a conversion to make useful products! ^_^
April 22, 2016
Gibbons, Gail. (1996). Recycle!: a handbook for kids. New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Citation by Rachel Vessels
Type of Reference: Handbook
Call Number: J 628.4 G441r 1992
Content/Scope: A handbook geared for children ages 4-8. Explains the process of recycling from start to finish and discusses what happens to paper, glass, aluminum cans, and plastic when they are recycled into new products.
Accuracy/Authority/Bias: Gail Gibbons has written over 170 non-fiction picture books for young readers. From rain forest to islands to how something works or grows; her books are used on a daily bases in classrooms across America.
Arrangement/Presentation: This handbook was written in chronological order. This books shows basic steps involved in making new-from-used paper, glass, cans, and plastic: old bottles crushed and melted, for example, and aluminum cans ground into chips, melted into bars and pressed into thin sheets.
Relation to Other Works: There are many handbooks out there, but not many that reach children this young with such bright colors and simple explanations.
Accessibility/Diversity: This handbook is very diverse in its photographs and simple non-discriminatory vocabulary.
Cost: $8.00
Professional Review: Kirkpatrick, Carole B. (n.d.). Recycle!: a handbook for kids. Retrieved from http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/recyc...
Citation by Rachel Vessels
Type of Reference: Handbook
Call Number: J 628.4 G441r 1992
Content/Scope: A handbook geared for children ages 4-8. Explains the process of recycling from start to finish and discusses what happens to paper, glass, aluminum cans, and plastic when they are recycled into new products.
Accuracy/Authority/Bias: Gail Gibbons has written over 170 non-fiction picture books for young readers. From rain forest to islands to how something works or grows; her books are used on a daily bases in classrooms across America.
Arrangement/Presentation: This handbook was written in chronological order. This books shows basic steps involved in making new-from-used paper, glass, cans, and plastic: old bottles crushed and melted, for example, and aluminum cans ground into chips, melted into bars and pressed into thin sheets.
Relation to Other Works: There are many handbooks out there, but not many that reach children this young with such bright colors and simple explanations.
Accessibility/Diversity: This handbook is very diverse in its photographs and simple non-discriminatory vocabulary.
Cost: $8.00
Professional Review: Kirkpatrick, Carole B. (n.d.). Recycle!: a handbook for kids. Retrieved from http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/recyc...
December 18, 2014
Recylcle!: A Handbook for Kids, by Gail Gibbons, is a non-fiction book about what happens to our garbage when after we toss it in the garbage can. It teaches students about landfills, the leachate that is produced when trash mixes with rain and grown water, and the problem with running out of landfill space for all of our waste. The book suggests recycling as one of the best solutions. There are explanations on how paper, plastic, and metal products are made and recycled into new and useful products in order to stop our strain on natural resources and landfills. The book has colorful illustrations with informative captions that show recycling processes. There is also suggestions on what children can do, such as, having a yard sale before throwing unwanted items away, using cloth bags when shopping, and using both sides of paper.
This would be a great book for students to read if a teacher is doing a unit on recycling, pollution, or being environmentally responsible. It is informative, yet interesting to look at because of the colorful illustrations. The book is appropriate for grades 2-4 and students could read it individually or to do basic research on recycling processes.
This would be a great book for students to read if a teacher is doing a unit on recycling, pollution, or being environmentally responsible. It is informative, yet interesting to look at because of the colorful illustrations. The book is appropriate for grades 2-4 and students could read it individually or to do basic research on recycling processes.
June 29, 2015
Quality Informational Text
This book by Gail Gibbon is a quality descriptive nonfiction informational text that is clearly written in language that my students can understand. This book has colorful and fun illustrations that are informative as well as engaging. I have many of her books in my library and have used them many times for Social Studies and Science because they are so well written. This Book clearly shows how trash is now a danger to our world and how resources are limited. It gives the reader clear instructions on how things like paper, glass, plastic and aluminum are made and how recycling can help and ways each of us can do it in a step by step manner. In my class we read a lot of informational texts. Many of these stories have photographs. This text has illustrations and is a good example how informational texts can illustrations not just pictures. Text features like labels, headings can still be discussed as well as why the author used the illustration they did. This book would work well during earth day but is also a social justice issue. Encouraging our students to take care of the earth and their community should be part of the everyday curriculum.
This book by Gail Gibbon is a quality descriptive nonfiction informational text that is clearly written in language that my students can understand. This book has colorful and fun illustrations that are informative as well as engaging. I have many of her books in my library and have used them many times for Social Studies and Science because they are so well written. This Book clearly shows how trash is now a danger to our world and how resources are limited. It gives the reader clear instructions on how things like paper, glass, plastic and aluminum are made and how recycling can help and ways each of us can do it in a step by step manner. In my class we read a lot of informational texts. Many of these stories have photographs. This text has illustrations and is a good example how informational texts can illustrations not just pictures. Text features like labels, headings can still be discussed as well as why the author used the illustration they did. This book would work well during earth day but is also a social justice issue. Encouraging our students to take care of the earth and their community should be part of the everyday curriculum.
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April 24, 2016Recycle! : A Handbook for Kids. (2015). New York : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Citation: Alissa Trammel
Type of Reference: Handbook
Call Number: Ref 363
Content/Scope: This handbook is a picture book for the very young reader (ages 4-8) to teach them about the process of recycling from start to finish.
Accuracy/Authority/Bias: The publisher of this book (Little, Brown Books) has been in the business of publishing fiction and nonfiction books since 1837. They are known for their publication of books by some of America’s greatest authors.
Arrangement/Presentation: This picture handbook gives illustrations and pictures about the process of recycling paper, plastic, glass, aluminum cans, and polystyrene.
Accessibility/Diversity: This book is targeted toward the very young child but can be used for basic information by older children as well.
Relation: This informational picture book for younger children is the only one of its kind in this library.
Cost: $14.95
Professional Review:
Kirkpatrick, Carole B. (n.d.). Recycle!: a handbook for kids. Retrieved from: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/recyc...
Citation: Alissa Trammel
Type of Reference: Handbook
Call Number: Ref 363
Content/Scope: This handbook is a picture book for the very young reader (ages 4-8) to teach them about the process of recycling from start to finish.
Accuracy/Authority/Bias: The publisher of this book (Little, Brown Books) has been in the business of publishing fiction and nonfiction books since 1837. They are known for their publication of books by some of America’s greatest authors.
Arrangement/Presentation: This picture handbook gives illustrations and pictures about the process of recycling paper, plastic, glass, aluminum cans, and polystyrene.
Accessibility/Diversity: This book is targeted toward the very young child but can be used for basic information by older children as well.
Relation: This informational picture book for younger children is the only one of its kind in this library.
Cost: $14.95
Professional Review:
Kirkpatrick, Carole B. (n.d.). Recycle!: a handbook for kids. Retrieved from: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/recyc...
November 19, 2012
Grade/Interest Level: Upper Elementary (3rd-5th)
Reading Level: Lexile, 840L
Genre: Informational Book
Main Characters: Children
Setting: At home
POV: Narrator
Summary: This book describes the process of recycling. Children are learning to recycle products made of paper, glass, aluminum, and plastic. The book goes through a step by step process of what happens to each product made from the different materials. It also mentions more on how they are recycled and turned into something new to be used again.
Classroom Uses/Theme: I would use this book as a part of a Go Green in my classroom. It's very important to get students to get involved with these issues and see how they can help the environment at an early age. By understanding the process, they will see how crucial it is to conserve and recycle. Through this, the class will make a list of how they can help and have activities where they would bring in materials from home. At school, we will sort and recycle to get in the habit in our lifestyle.
Reading Level: Lexile, 840L
Genre: Informational Book
Main Characters: Children
Setting: At home
POV: Narrator
Summary: This book describes the process of recycling. Children are learning to recycle products made of paper, glass, aluminum, and plastic. The book goes through a step by step process of what happens to each product made from the different materials. It also mentions more on how they are recycled and turned into something new to be used again.
Classroom Uses/Theme: I would use this book as a part of a Go Green in my classroom. It's very important to get students to get involved with these issues and see how they can help the environment at an early age. By understanding the process, they will see how crucial it is to conserve and recycle. Through this, the class will make a list of how they can help and have activities where they would bring in materials from home. At school, we will sort and recycle to get in the habit in our lifestyle.
February 20, 2014
This story really gets children thinking about the process of garbage and the importance of reducing, re-using and recycling to help out planet. The author does a great job of getting the reader to think about choices they make that could be really detrimental to our future on earth. The vocabulary is very challenging and the reading may take several days as you would want to stop and discuss some of the words in depth before reading on. The author includes very clear headings at the top of the pages so the reader knows what information they will be learning in the section you are reading. I also like how the illustrations include labels of the process begin shown. The book also has a lot of tips on how you can work to save the planet through the choices you make on a daily basis! This is a great book to introduce students to being green to help the environment!
December 14, 2009
This book explains the growing danger of increase waste and its effect on growing landfills. This book addresses the reasons why recycling is important and how to do it. This book is broken down into different recycling categories, which within each: paper, glass, , cans, plastic, and polystyrene, they explain how to recycle it and what the recycled material can be turned into once it is reused. The illustrations follow the textual descriptions, which give students a clear visual connection to the text.
Classroom Connection:
Social Studies- address the issues surrounding the need for recycling and begin a recycling program in our classroom
Science- learn about and make recycled paper
Classroom Connection:
Social Studies- address the issues surrounding the need for recycling and begin a recycling program in our classroom
Science- learn about and make recycled paper
November 18, 2012
Grade/Interest Level – Upper Elementary (3rd – 5th)
Reading Level: 840L Lexile
Genre: Informational Book
Main Characters: Children (recycling)
Setting: At home
POV: Narrator
This book describes the process of recycling. Children are recycling products made of paper, glass, aluminum, and plastic. The book goes through a step by step process of what happens to each product made from the different materials and how they are recycled and turned into something new. I would use this book as a part of a go green initiative in my classroom. Its very important to get students to develop environmentally friendly habits at an early age. By understanding the process they will see how important it is to recycle and conserve as much as possible.
Reading Level: 840L Lexile
Genre: Informational Book
Main Characters: Children (recycling)
Setting: At home
POV: Narrator
This book describes the process of recycling. Children are recycling products made of paper, glass, aluminum, and plastic. The book goes through a step by step process of what happens to each product made from the different materials and how they are recycled and turned into something new. I would use this book as a part of a go green initiative in my classroom. Its very important to get students to develop environmentally friendly habits at an early age. By understanding the process they will see how important it is to recycle and conserve as much as possible.
November 4, 2016
Recycle!: A Handbook for Kids by Gail Gibbons informs children on how paper, glass, cans, plastic, and polystyrene are produced, and how we can save energy and nature by recycling used goods. The author employs an expository style of writing to explain the processes. Regarding the process of recycling, essential verbs such as "collect", "separate", and "bring" are repeated and bolded in the text to indicate the similar process. Illustrations also help readers to understand the process and concepts clearly. The rectangular panels are repeated to explain the similar process of recycling. Children must be curious about how daily products are produced, and where garbage they throw away would go. This book answers those questions, and suggests what we can do.
April 19, 2013
Social studies involves practically every aspect of the human race. It has helpful information. I did not like it as much as I expected I would, however I appreciate its content being 'readable' for all age groups--from the ignorant adult to the impressionable child.
This is definitely not the most dull of nonfiction books. It is very practical too.
Other than a small lesson about human practices, this is not a book for main curriculum, but certainly has its place! You don't have to hug trees, and even if you care little for the earth, it simply keeps environments clean. And it could keep everyone more healthy. It promotes resourcefulness by reusing and recycling what can be.
This is definitely not the most dull of nonfiction books. It is very practical too.
Other than a small lesson about human practices, this is not a book for main curriculum, but certainly has its place! You don't have to hug trees, and even if you care little for the earth, it simply keeps environments clean. And it could keep everyone more healthy. It promotes resourcefulness by reusing and recycling what can be.
March 22, 2010
Recycle! A Handbook for Kids By: Gail Gibbons ISBN: 0-316-30943-5, 1992.
This book explains the benefits for recycling paper, glass, cans, plastic, and polystyrene. Recycling means reusing materials instead of throwing them away. The book shares many interesting facts about our earth if people do not recycle. It also explains what everyone can do in their community to help keep things clean and to help our earth.
**Wonderful Book for Earth Day, emphasis on recycling in homes and at school.
This book explains the benefits for recycling paper, glass, cans, plastic, and polystyrene. Recycling means reusing materials instead of throwing them away. The book shares many interesting facts about our earth if people do not recycle. It also explains what everyone can do in their community to help keep things clean and to help our earth.
**Wonderful Book for Earth Day, emphasis on recycling in homes and at school.
August 30, 2012
This is a good book to get children to understand what it takes to recycle. It is very informative and breaks down the different types of materials that can be recycled. It discusses what it takes to make these types of products, whether or not the material biodegrades, and the steps one can take to recycle. In the back of the book, there are about 15 interesting facts about how much trash people toss everyday. I feel the book does what it is entailed to do, make people think and possibly start to recycle.
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December 22, 2015A Handbook for Kids: This handbook for young children explains the entire process of recycling, focusing on five types of every day garbage. Recycling is a part of mainstream in 2015, and this handbook reinforces what happens with recycling beginning at home and explaining why recycling is so important to our planet. Young children learn about how new things can be made from old things and what some of the steps are along the way turning garbage back into reusable items. This book can be used in a unit about environmentalism, as well as a unit on nature.
May 26, 2013
After reading this book i found it very recieving of information myself and how recycling could really help the population, our life spand, and the nature of things that surrounds us. how we need to began cutting back on using platic things and eating healthier to also save animals in which we need to survivr. a child would be very intriged with this literature and the tricks that come with doing a great thing like recycling and not litering
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December 2, 2012Provides information on garbage, how to reduce the garbage produced, and how to save energy by recycling.
This book contains a lot of good information, especially for children. The illustrations are colorful and depict children. It even provides a section on what you can do to help the environment. It would be useful for teaching lessons on sustainability for grades k-3.
This book contains a lot of good information, especially for children. The illustrations are colorful and depict children. It even provides a section on what you can do to help the environment. It would be useful for teaching lessons on sustainability for grades k-3.
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October 9, 2013This book answers the question: where does trash go? It explains that there is so much garbage that we're running out of places to put it, which is why we should recycle to reduce landfills. Next it talks about what recycling is and how different materials are recycled.
Grades preschool - 1
Heather
Grades preschool - 1
Heather
December 24, 2008
For children (and even adults), and excellent overview of recycling "why to" and "how to." Some repetitive elements. Some information is outdated. I'd like to find a more recently published book along these lines.
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July 13, 2013I have this book and used it in the classroom during a lesson on recycling! This book was great about explaining what happens to the stuff you recycle. I was also about to use this book and create a recycling center with my students where we have bins and separated recyclables!
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March 31, 2016This would be a great book to read to kids on like Earth day or something like that. It is a really easy read and it will get kids attention. It tells why it is important to recycle and that is always good for kids to know. The picture too are really cute and help get the point across.
April 4, 2023
This was a mentor text I used with my 2nd graders for our nonfiction unit in reading and writing! It was well written and the illustrations were amazing but it was a little difficult for my students to attend with.
July 21, 2011
An informative book about recycling, hows and whys. It gives some nice details.
April 9, 2014
Gail Gibbon teaches children about recycling. This book can be incorporated into a science center about recycling.
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