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What a Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting our Planet (Protect the Planet) Hardcover – Illustrated, April 2, 2019

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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.

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.


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?

It is not all bad news though. While this is a knowledge book that explains where we are going wrong, What a Waste also shows what we are getting right! Discover plans to save our seas. How countries are implementing green projects worldwide, and how to turn waste into something useful. The tiniest everyday changes can make all the difference to ensure our beautiful planet stays lush and teeming with life.

It is a lively kid’s educational book with fabulous illustrations and fun facts about the world broken into easy to digest bite-sized bits. Each page can be looked at in short bursts or longer reads for more detail, making it a great children’s book for a range of age groups.

Get Involved - Make A Difference!

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.

From how to make your home more energy and water efficient, to which items can be recycled and tips for grocery shopping, this book is packed full of ideas on how you can get involved to make our planet a better place to live.

This environment book for children has a wealth of ideas for becoming a planet-defending hero:
- Discover shocking facts about the waste we produce and where it goes
- Learn where about our Earth’s limited resources and how to take some pressure off
- Your trash is another man’s treasure
- Small changes to take your home from wasteful to super resource efficient
- Dive into saving our oceans and super recycling
- And much, much more

What a Waste is one of several nature books for kids written by Jess French, a passionate conservationist and veterinarian committed to protecting the beautiful world we live in.
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    72 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    1 - 4
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  8. Publication date
    April 2, 2019
  9. ISBN-10
    1465481419
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    978-1465481412
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What A Waste
What A Waste

In What a Waste, author Jess French reveals extraordinary facts about the waste we produce and its impact on us and our planet:

  • 91% of all plastic ever created has not been recycled
  • Orangutans have lost more than 80% of their forest habitat in the last 20 years
  • 92% of the world’s people are breathing polluted air

Jess French explains to children how they can make a difference by making small changes. Why not try this: for one week, collect all your family’s plastic waste. At the end of the week, go through each item and think of any plastic-free items you could use instead. By making swaps to create less waste, you can become a plastic-free family!

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About Discover the science behind hot, cold, and wild weather. Find out how weather is predicted, and why our climate is changing Discover everything you need to know about our environment, from pollution and litter to renewable energy and plastic recycling Our world is wonderful, and it’s up to us to take care of it. You may feel small, but your actions can make a big difference.
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Dr Jess French is a qualified veterinarian, and is the presenter for the children's TV series "Minibeast Adventure with Jess" on CBeebies. Having spent much of her childhood surrounded by nature, Jess has an intense passion for the local and global environment, and for protecting the world we live in. She has travelled extensively and led challenges to raise money for children's charities, as well as volunteering in conservation projects with endangered animals. Jess has published a number of children's books covering a wide variety of natural history topics. This is her first book with DK.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ DK Children; Illustrated edition (April 2, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 72 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1465481419
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1465481412
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 9 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ IG920L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 4
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
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    Jess loves all animals. She loves the natural world they live in, too. She thinks it is very important that we all work hard to protect the natural world, so she writes books about how we can do that. The books are mainly marketed at a children, but Jess knows that it's mostly the grown ups that need educating. She hopes that the wonderful children that read her books will be kind enough to educate the silly grown ups they meet about animals, the environment and what we can do to save them.

    As well as writing, Jess works as a vet. She once ultrasounded a snow leopard and has also looked inside a crocodile's stomach! She is sometimes seen on CBeebies talking about minibeasts and also works as a teacher for school groups that are interested in animals and the natural world.

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    We believe in the power of discovery. That's why we create books for everyone that explore ideas and nurture curiosity about the world we live in.

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Athena
5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging pics, eye-opening information
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2019
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Just finished reading this with my 8 year-old and bought a second one as gift for a friend. The info in here is eye-opening--we were ashamed of how much waste we produce, not even knowing! Definitely raises awareness about waste-related issues. Pictures and diagrams are very informative, too. My only recommendation would be to include a bibliography/reference section for people who want to double check statistics (i.e., I found it somewhat odd that 80% of water waste in the US is caused by lawn watering). Otherwise, well done!
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Jasmine
5.0 out of 5 stars My Students Love this Book! I wish I had more copies!!!
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Currently the students are working on researching an environmental problem and solutions and are writing letters to public figures to make a change. This is by far the most popular book of all the ones I got. I only have three copies of this book and they go fast and the kids keep begging me for more copies!!
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Alexis
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2021
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I used this book as a base for my "zero waste" curriculum I started for my 6th grader. We go over a few pages at a time, do a worksheet I made based off it, go grocery shopping using what we've learned, and it's been very helpful.
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Katya
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book!
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2020
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My 7 yo daughter loved it. She’s into environment and cares for wildlife. English isn’t her first language, but everything is simple enough for her to understand, plus it contains lots of illustrations. This is an amazing book to teach kids about recycling and how they can make an impact. I recommend!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly well done
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2019
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Most main stream zero waste content glosses over the main issues - this book does it less than most. It does mention, for example, that 10% of the waste created is in domestic situations. It also mentions agricultural waste but doesn't suggest even just eating less meat or eating local meat. It covers subjects like air pollution and plastic pollution well, and in a colorful and engaging way. It even covers pollution from clothing, which is excellent (and surprising). I guess I leave most zero waste content with this question - if eating one less hamburger saves as much water as not showering for a year, why am I using low flow shower heads? And if I'm not in a water scarce area why am I using low flow shower heads? I think water use in that sense, is perhaps overstated. I'd love to see more about animal consumption (I say this as a meat eater) and eating locally, two things I've become convinced are a major factor. Overall, easy to understand (my 6 year old enjoyed it), colorful and engaging. Well done.
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Cristine Rios
5.0 out of 5 stars Can teach children plenty of facts and ways to tackle the climate crisis.
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2021
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Great book with plenty of facts and ways to help the climate crisis. Great for using it to teach young children about the effects and importance of caring for the environment.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Get it!
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2021
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Very informative but easy to understand book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for resource!
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2021
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Tara price
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2022
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Great way to explain to kids. Good illustration.

The book itself it’s great quality. Vibrant and informative.

9 year old can read by himself and it keeps his interest. He has learnt a lot of facts.
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Antonio
5.0 out of 5 stars Está bien
Reviewed in Spain on August 12, 2021
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El contenido está muy bien, pero para niños pequeños quizás es denso.
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Dale
5.0 out of 5 stars Reduce reuse recycle
Reviewed in Canada on June 9, 2020
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Great children's book.
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Jawahar Reddy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book on Waste and Recycle
Reviewed in India on April 11, 2021
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I love the Book , Great content , vivid Colors . Both parent and kids can sit and read it and discuss on each page.
Its more for parents and adults to understand the Dangers of plastics and save their children .
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Amyot
5.0 out of 5 stars Parfait
Reviewed in France on February 9, 2020
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Livre complet très bien fait
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