What a Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting Our Planet (Protect the Planet)

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An engaging and informative book that highlights the reality of the problem with rubbish. We can clean up now or face the prospect of renaming Earth. If we don’t change our ways we may well be saying welcome to ‘Garbage Planet’ in 2050. The illustrations in the book are colorful and vibrant, bringing the characters and setting to life. The detailed illustrations capture the beauty of the ocean and its inhabitants, as well as the negative impact of waste on their environment. The setting of the story is primarily the ocean, where the animals live and thrive. However, the impact of human waste is felt in every part of the ocean and affects the animals' lives drastically. Did you know that every single plastic toothbrush ever made still exists? Or that there is a floating mass of rubbish larger than the USA drifting around the Pacific Ocean?

When I spotted the new children’s book What A Waste by DK Books, I knew it was something that I wanted to read with my daughters. This is a fantastic book for kids who want to get introduced to environmental issues like waste & climate change. I'm so happy books like this exist and are available as a resource to educate kids. Overall, a stellar production from writing, illustrating, and even publishing the book (it's made with more eco-friendly inks/materials). Truly deserves a full 5-star rating!!

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I received an ARC and it's another fabulous fact-filled DK book that explores what to do with waste. Tons of great information, set out in an easy to read format, dealing with environmental issues. I found this book a bit overwhelming and depressing-but that is where we are as a planet. Humans have trashed it. What a Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting Our Planet" is a nonfiction book that informs children about recycling. On the front cover of the book it says "I'm made with responsibly sourced materials and soy inks!" I think that is awesome that this book was even made from responsibly sourced materials because it shows just how recycling can protect our planet. I love that this book teaches children that doing little things such as recycling can make a big difference in the world. Students can also learn all about different kinds of waste and how it affects the environment. I love how this books teaches the readers what to do about this environmental issue and how we are the one's that can make this change to protect Earth. Many children would also love the illustrations in this book as well! Almost everything we do creates waste, from litter and leftovers to factory gases and old gadgets. Find out where it goes, how it affects our planet and what we can do to reduce the problem. What can you do to get involved and help? The easy thing to do is to follow the three R’s - Reduce what you use, Reuse what you must use, Recycle what you can not reuse. This is just the start, Jess French’s book has lots of fabulous and important things you can do. Everything we do can make a difference, no matter how big or small.

Original 3-line review: While informational, the pictures and bright colors throughout the book make it more intriguing for children. Overall, the vocabulary is appropriate for elementary age students. This book provides true information about the environment while also engaging a young child's attention, which is impressive. My eldest daughter is 5 and a half years old (that half is very important at this age!) and is aware that our family is trying to be eco-friendly and that we are reducing our waste and plastic consumption. Many things are completely normal to her as they have been part of our family’s life for quite some time now — cloth nappies, cloth sanitary products, stainless steel drinking bottles, reusable food storage instead of clingfilm, reusable wipes etc. The spread below is her favourite and she loved spotting the swaps we’ve already made.

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In this informative book on recycling for children, you will find everything you need to know about our environment. The good, the bad, and the incredibly innovative. From pollution and litter to renewable energy and plastic recycling. DK regularly produce high-quality non-fiction books which make the big topics accessible to little people and this read is no exception. We would like to think of our planet Earth as a beautiful and clean place but the truth is we are surrounded by rubbish and it is all our own fault! We have become a throwaway, single use society and that is creating a huge problem with rubbish.

Waste books were also used in the tradition of the commonplace book and note-taking. A well known example is Isaac Newton's Waste Book in which he did much of the development of the calculus. [4] Another example is that of Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, who called his waste books sudelbücher, and which were known to have influenced Leo Tolstoy, Albert Einstein, Andre Breton, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. [5] [6] The illustrations are excellent, and really add to the information display. The colours, fonts and design are excellent, great for kids (bright colours, playful fonts). What a Waste" is a beautifully illustrated children's book by Jess French that highlights the importance of reducing waste and taking care of the environment. The story follows a group of animals, including a seal, a dolphin, and a sea turtle, who are impacted by the waste humans leave behind in the ocean. Geijsbeek, John Bart (1914). Ancient double-entry bookkeeping: Lucas Pacioli's treatise. J. B. Geijsbeek. p. 137. waste book+bookkeeping.I think it would be really cool to have each student focus on a different section of the book and create their own graphic, each student could share their section with the class so that most topics got shared with the whole group! I think another activity students could do is after reading this book they could write a paragraph about what they learned about waste and how they can make a difference!

Dorling Kindersley (известно повече като DK) има повече от богата традиция в илюстрованите научни издания за читатели от всички възрасти. От енциклопедии и пътеводители до всевъзможни картинни справочници, DK са истински специалисти в качествения синтез, оформление и представяне на фактите. Вниманието към детайлите е поразително дори когато изданията са посветени на фантастични или забавни теми като комикс герои, научна фантастика или LEGO, та какво остава за случаите, в които авторите са решили да разнищят някоя наистина важна и наболяла тема каквато е световното замърсяване и съдбата на тоновете отпадъци, които човечеството неуморно и неизменно генерира всеки ден. Точно такава книга е „Къде отива боклукът? Отпадъци, рециклиране и грижа за нашата планета” на Джес Френч, която за наша огромна радост излезе и на български като част от каталога на изд. „Ракета”. Това не е нито просто детска книга, нито пък строго семейно четиво. „Къде отива боклукът?” ще отвори очите на много читатели от всички възрасти по редица важни теми, засягащи всички нас и бъдещето на света, в който живеем. И за да докажат, че застават зад всяка дума, написана вътре, издателите дори са се погрижили книгата да бъде направена от устойчиво добити материали и растителни масла! Прочетете ревюто на „Книжни Криле”:

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The activities are inspired by Jess French's book What a Waste, but are flexible and perfect for using with any environmental book or project. Activities included in the resource are: Did you know that every single plastic toothbrush ever made still exists? Or that there is a floating mass of trash larger than the USA drifting around the Pacific Ocean? Presented with current facts, figures, graphic representations, photographs, dialogue boxes in the vibrant DK style, many environmental issues are explored. Did you know ‘92% of the world’s people are breathing polluted air?’ Discover why we need forests and learn about the threat to the orangutan population with the loss of their habitat. Deforestation and land clearing are major problems with 15 billion trees cut down each year. This educational book will teach young budding ecologists about how our actions affect planet Earth and the big impact we can make by the little things we do.