Stuff! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Stuff!: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by Steven Kroll

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Good book for using in April for Earth Day and other environmental units. Definitely shows how giving things away is a good idea for everyone. A bit preachy though; I don't see it as a great read aloud on the basis of language use.

School Library Journal (March 1, 2009)
K-Gr 1-Pinch, a pack rat dressed in blue overalls and an orange scarf, lives in a house overflowing with "stuff." His friends convince him to join in a community tag sale, and he quickly sells everything. At first, he wants to buy more stuff but his friends persuade him to contribute his profits to help buy a tree to beautify the city. Colorful digital and mixed-media art shows animals dressed in clothes and behaving like humans. The message is positive, that one man's trash is another man's treasure, but students will not be entertained or enlightened by this purposeful offering.-Sandra Welzenbach, Villarreal Elementary School, San Antonio, TX Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
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