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bookishdoll's review
5.0
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review via Netgalley.
Unique, cute illustrations and a story that encourages kids not only to clean their room but to help the earth... how much better can it get? I cant wait to purchase a physical copy for our collection!
Unique, cute illustrations and a story that encourages kids not only to clean their room but to help the earth... how much better can it get? I cant wait to purchase a physical copy for our collection!
bookishmisfit's review
4.0
As a science teacher, this book intrigued me. I teach middle school but am always looking for ways to incorporate children's nonfiction into my curriculum for my ESL students.
This book would be great as an add on or start to an Earth Day, Pollution, or Biodiversity unit.
It introduces the idea of ocean pollution in a creative way while also giving the seed to spark ideas on how it is that we as students and people can work to fix plastic pollution in our oceans.
This book would be great as an add on or start to an Earth Day, Pollution, or Biodiversity unit.
It introduces the idea of ocean pollution in a creative way while also giving the seed to spark ideas on how it is that we as students and people can work to fix plastic pollution in our oceans.
bilingualmingle's review
4.0
I try very hard to read as many books as I can about plastic pollution. I really like this book because it has a little layer of humour underneath it, and is not too "doomsday-y" for little ones. It sends an important message in a very age-appropriate way. I would definitely read this book to my Kindergarten class and to my own children.
kindredbooks's review
3.0
I received a copy of An Earth-Bot’s Solution to Plastic Pollution from Kids Can Press in exchange for an honest review.
This picture book is quite different from others that I have had the chance to read about the environment and stewardship. I found it to be strange, quirky and charming in its approach to the environmental issues. It has a very pragmatic approach and viewpoint - at one point, the turtle in the story says, “I don’t want to be cleaning up other people’s mess for the rest of my life” and this seems to encapsulate the feeling that many people have when it comes to environmental issues. And so comes the practical advice that we are given by the penguin - “make less mess.” I think that this picture book would be great for readers as they come to understand the environmental mess that the world is in - and understanding that they are not expected to clean up the entire ocean - just their part in it and to minimize the damage they have on the greater whole.
This picture book is quite different from others that I have had the chance to read about the environment and stewardship. I found it to be strange, quirky and charming in its approach to the environmental issues. It has a very pragmatic approach and viewpoint - at one point, the turtle in the story says, “I don’t want to be cleaning up other people’s mess for the rest of my life” and this seems to encapsulate the feeling that many people have when it comes to environmental issues. And so comes the practical advice that we are given by the penguin - “make less mess.” I think that this picture book would be great for readers as they come to understand the environmental mess that the world is in - and understanding that they are not expected to clean up the entire ocean - just their part in it and to minimize the damage they have on the greater whole.
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