Kids Recycle

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Picture Books

Grubb, Lisa. Happy Dog Sizzles! (JUV E)
Happy Dog and his friends enter a contest to make a creation out of junk.

Hensen, Jim. Grover’s 10 Terrific Ways to Help Our Wonderful World. (JUV E)
Grover describes ten ways to help the world, from planting trees to recycling trash.

High, Linda Oatman. Barn Savers. (JUV E)
A young boy helps his father recycle a 19th century barn.

Leedy, Loreen. The Great Trash Bash. (JUV E)
The animal citizens of Beaston discover better ways to recycle and control their trash.

Newton-John, Olivia. A Pig Tale. ( JUV E)
Ziggy proudly invites other piglets and their parents to see what his father has made from the all the thing he’s been saving.

Radley, Gail. The Spinner’s Gift. (JUV E)
Relates how the queen’s beautiful dress eventually became a quilt for her baby granddaughter.

Rocklin, Joanne. How Much is That Guinea Pig in the Window? (JUV RDR)
Mr. Day’s fourth grade class has a contest, recycling bottles and cans, so they can have enough money to buy a classroom guinea pig.

Van-Laan, Nancy. Round and Round Again. (JUV E)
Mama recycles everything, making it into something new again.

Wong, Janet S. The Dumpster Diver. (JUV E)
Steve dives into a dumpster to seeking items to transform into new, useful objects.

Nonfiction

Carlson, Laurie. EcoArt: Earth-Friendly Art & Craft Experiences for 3 – 9 Yr Olds. (JUV 745.5 C197E 1993)
Presents art & craft projects that benefit the environment through activities such as recycling.

Earth Works Group. 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do To Save the Earth. (JUV 363.7282 EA76 1990)
Explains how things in our environment are connected to the rest of the world, how using them affects the planet, and how we can develop habits and projects that are environmentally sound.

Galko, Francine. Earth Friends at Home. (JUV 363.7282 G134H 2004)
Discusses the importance of reducing waste, recycling, and reusing products at home.

Ganeri, Anita. Something Old, Something New: Recycling. (JUV 363.7282 G154S 2005)
Discusses which products can be reused or recycled and different things that happen to waste products when they are recycled.

Gibbons, Gail. Recycle: A Handbook for Kids. (JUV 363.7282 G352 1992)
This handbook explains the process of recycling from start to finish.

Green, Jen. Recycling. (JUV 363.7282 G823R 2006)
Takes a look at what we throw away, how trash can be made into something new and how we can avoid creating waste in the first place.

Gutnick, Martin J. Experiments That Explore Recycling. (JUV 507.8363728 G985 1992)
Uses experiments to demonstrate the effects of dumping solid waste into our environment and what can be done about it.

Hall, Eleanor. Recycling. (JUV 363.7282 H141R 2005)
Defines the recycling process and discusses current benefits and future uses for recycled products.

Handelsman, Judith F. Gardens from Garbage: How to Grow Plants from Recycled Kitchen Scraps. (JUV 635.048 H191G 1993)
Provides instructions for growing houseplants from pieces of potato, watermelons, and other kitchen scraps.

Honesdale, Sharon, ed. 175 Easy-To-Do Valentine Crafts. (JUV 745.59414 ON2V 2001)
Simple crafts to make with items you probably have at home.

Inskipp, Carol. Reducing and Recycling Waste. ( JUV 363.728 IN72A 2005)
Discusses various ways to reuse and recycle materials that are polluting our environment.

Llimos Plomer, Anna. Recyclables. (JUV 745.584 L77R 2004)
Provides step-by-step instructions for turning disposable materials into craft projects.

Love, Ann. Trash Action: A Fresh Look at Garbage. (JUV 363.728 L941T 2006)
Discusses the overuse of resources and presents anecdotes for how recycling has improved lives, with tips on how to reduce, reuse, and recycle materials.

Martin, Laura C. Recycled Crafts Box: Sock Puppets, Cardboard Castles, Bottle Bugs, & 37 Other Earth-Friendly Projects and Activities You Can Create. (JUV 745.584 M364R 2003)
Discusses recycling and provides instruction for making art projects from recycled materials.

Pfiffner, George. Earth-Friendly Holidays: How to Make Fabulous Gifts and Decorations from Re-useable Objects.( JUV 745.5941 P48E 1995)
Creative ideas for holiday decorating and gift-giving.

Pfiffner, George. Earth-Friendly Outdoor Fun: How to Make Fabulous Games, Gardens and Other Projects from Re-useable Objects. (JUV 745.5 P48E)
Ordinary discarded items become toys, games, and other fun things to use.

Radcliffe, Loralyn. Creative Crafts for Clever Kids: Exciting Projects from Everyday Stuff. (JUV 745.5 R116C 2005)
Presents creative projects made from everyday materials and ingredients.

Ross, Kathy. Gifts to Make for Your Favorite Grownup. (JUV 745.5 R733G 1996)
Provides instructions for making fifty crafts suitable as gifts for grownups.

Smith, Heather. Earth Friendly Crafts for Kids: 50 Awesome Things. (JUV 745.5 SM58E 2002)
Provides instructions for using recycled materials to create fifty different crafts.

Whitacre, Deborah. Clever Curriculum Crafts from Recycled Materials. (JUV 745.584 W58C1995)
Fun crafts from discarded items.

Whitacre, Deborah. Holiday and Seasonal Crafts From Recycled Materials. (JUV 745.5941 W58H 1995)
Make gifts and decorations from recycled materials.

Compiled by Shari Brown, June 2008.