Gifts from the Garbage Truck
A True Story About the Things We (Don't) Throw Away
$29.74
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
3 December 2024
Summary
The unbelievable true story about one garbage truck driver who saved tens of thousands of objects from the trash to fix up and display in his museum!
A picture book about what we throw away, and why it might be worth keeping!
What if everywhere you looked, you saw something to make? Instead of seeing something broken, you saw something to fix? Instead of seeing something to throw out, you saw something to give away? This is how Nelson Molina sees the world. A former employee f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781728283517 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1728283515 |
| Author: | Andrew Larsen, Oriol Vidal |
| Publisher: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Imprint: | Sourcebooks Explore |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 3 December 2024 |
| Weight: | 498g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 395mm x 265mm |
| Audience Age: | 4-8 |
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Critics Review
Winner 2024 Northern Lights Book Award
Winner 2025 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young Readers (CBC)
Finalist 2025 Green Earth Book Award
“A reminder that we can discover beauty, joy, and worth from the materials right in front of us.” – Horn Book magazine
”[A] fresh look at consuming less and reusing creatively.” – Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review
“A worthy takeaway about finding beauty in the most unlikely of places.” – Kirkus Reviews
“An unusual storybook written with a keen sense of what appeals to children and illustrated with a strong sense of form, line, color, and shadow, this beautiful picture book tells a story and makes certain points without becoming didactic.” – Booklist, STARRED Review
“Informative and inspirational… will have readers rethinking the value of items that appear seemingly worthless. Highly recommended.” – School Library Journal, STARRED Review
“Useful in showing children how they can repair items rather than immediately throwing them away when they become damaged.” – Youth Services Book Review
About The Author
Andrew Larsen
Andrew Larsen has written more than twenty books for children, several of which have been nominated for awards in Canada and the US. He began writing for children when he became a stay-at-home dad. His kids are all grown up now, but Andrew continues to write from his home in Toronto, Canada.
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