Reusing and Recycling

by Charlotte Guillain

by Charlotte Guillain HeinemannThis series introduces very young children to the concept of caring for the environment in an attractive and accessible way. Based on children's real-life experiences, the books focus on things children can do to help the environment and keep the world around us clean. In this book, children learn about reusing and recycling common household materials including paper, glass, plastic, and metal.

24 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Charlotte Guillain has written over 100 books, both fiction and nonfiction. Her most well-known titles are the 'George's Amazing Adventures' picture book series, including 'Spaghetti with the Yeti' and 'Pizza for Pirates'. 'Spaghetti with the Yeti' was shortlisted for nine awards, including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Before writing children's books, Charlotte worked as a bookseller, a teacher of English as a Foreign Language, and an editor.

Reviews

[Cheryl P · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a simple informational picture book about the environment, reusing, and recycling. It is set up like a text book with a table of contents, glossary, and index. It also uses captions and photographs. This book introduces vocabulary and defines what the environment is, how we can reuse things and what we can recycle. The photographs are of everyday household things that the students may use, making the concept relevant. I would use this text in early elementary for science content in regards to the environment and how we can take care of the earth. The writing traits of this book are sentence fluency and presentation. The sentences are simple and somewhat repetitious for the young reader. The sentence length is about the same for every sentence on a page. The layout or presentation of this book, including the photographs and text placement, are supportive of the overall message.

[Kiera Turner · Rating 3 out of 5]

I used this book when I was teaching lessons on recycling to four and five year olds. I read the book and discussed with the children what it meant to recycle, to reuse and how recycling helps our environment.The children then had a chance to create their own recycling bins such as plastic, paper and metal. The bins were placed In the dramatic play area and the children had the opportunity to bring items from home to place in the bins. It was also a great way to incorporate families in the activity too!