Adrienne Jarman Text Set I located most of my books by searching on Google.

I could not find any books that talked directly about the Islip barge incident so I looked for books that discussed trash and the ways people recycle it, dispose of it, and lower the amount they make so the trash barge incident would not happen again. Most of the links I clicked on lead me to Amazon or Barnes and Nobles where I was able to look through a group of books similar to The Garbage Barge. I tried to pick books that were popular and had pretty good ratings. I also looked up some books using Sheppard Memorial Library. I did have some trouble selecting books in different genres. Fiction, non-fiction, and informational text are not that hard to find but I have not been able to find many other genres such as digital text. Here Comes the Garbage Barge by Jonah Winter

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Winter, J. (2010). Here Comes The Garbage Barge (1st ed.). New York: Schwartz & Wade Books.

Here Comes the Garbage Barge is a book about the town of Islip that produced too much trash. They put the trash on a barge and tried shipping it to other locations in the world but no

Adrienne Jarman one would take their trash. It turned into a largely publicized incident that helped jump start recycling. Garbage! Monster! Burp! By Tom Watson

2. Watson, T. (2010). Garbage! Monster! Burp! (1st Ed.). Tom Watson. Garbage! Monster! Burp! is about a town that has a friendly pet monster that eats all their trash. Eventually the town grows too big and produces too much trash which causes the monster to get sick and burp a smelly gas. The children of the town come up with the idea to recycle the trash so the monster does not have to eat as much. This book is appropriate for children K-2nd grade. What Does It Mean To Be Green? By Rana DiOrio

Adrienne Jarman 3. DiOrio, R. (2010). What Does It Mean To Be Green? Belvedere, California: Little Pickle Press LLC. What Does It Mean To Be Green? is a book that teaches children ways to conserve energy and materials to help the environment. Some examples from the book are riding the bus instead of all riding to school in separate cars or collecting a bin of rain water instead of using the hose. This book is appropriate for children grades K-1st.

Where Does the Garbage Go? By Paul Showers

4. Showers, P. (1994). Where Does the Garbage Go? (2nd Ed.). St. Louis, Missouri: Turtleback Books. Where Does the Garbage Go? is a book that teaches children about the processes involved in dealing with garbage. He explains to the students in the book what a landfill, recycling center, and an incinerator are so they understand where the trash is taken after the trucks pick it up. This books is a little more detailed than the other books, I would say it is best for students in 1st-3rd grade.

The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle by Alison Inches

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5. Inches, A. (2009). The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle. Little Simon. The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle is a great book for children to read because it explains the process of recycling from the bottles point of view as if it is a person. It explains each step of the process all the way through to being made into a new item. This helps children understand how much difference recycling can make. I also think children will think it is really neat how a plastic bottle can be made into a sweater. This book is appropriate for children in K-1st grade.

Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow by Linda Glaser

6. Glaser, L. (2010). Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Millbrook Press. This book describes the process of composting to children. It starts off helping the reader understand the children grow their vegetable garden and flowers by fertilizing it with garbage

Adrienne Jarman such as leftover coffee grounds. The book explains how good all the garbage is for the earth. It is a little more advanced than the other books so I feel it is suitable for children in 1st-3rd grade.