The Adventures of an Aluminum Can: A Story About Recycling (Little Green Books)

Ordered this book for when my small grandkids spend a weekend with us. I read it first and its a great book to help them learn the importance of recycling.

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My year 2 son (aged 6 3/4) is doing a recycling topic at school, so we bought a few books to read at home on the subject. This is superb. It follows the story of an aluminium can (unfortunately spelled ALUMINUM in the American way), from the aluminium being mined, through processing and manufacture as a can, being filled with fruit, used, re-used as a baseball trophy (!), and then the process of recycling, ending up as a baseball bat!It is very easy to read, with a glossary of terms at the back; most 6-7 year old Key Stage 1 children will have no trouble reading it. The story is told in diary format by the (very excited) can, and as such is entertaining as well as informative. It is great for older children too, and I found I also learned a lot (at 30-something). The cartoony illustrations are clear, appealing and detailed.Aside from the heavily American style to the story, this is a great little book, and printed on 100% recycled paper, with vegetable inks, thus practising what it preaches. My son loved it and couldn't wait to take it to school to share with his class. We are of course now recycling with renewed enthusiasm, monitored all the time by our eagle-eyed little dictator!I also recommend the Adventures of a Plastic Bottle, in the same series. The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story about Recycling (Little Green Books)The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story about Recycling (Little Green Books)

My kids find it very interesting watching the transformation of a product!!! There is also one on a plastic bottle which is equally as good!