Reducing Waste

From the Series Core Content Science — Our Green Earth

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 4
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

You know the 3Rs: reduce, reuse, and recycle. But what does it really mean and why is it important to cut back on waste? Each year, businesses and homes in the United States throw away enough garbage to equal 251 million elephants. Where would we keep that many elephants? More to the point, where does all that garbage go? Discover why waste is creating problems for Earth and how you can reduce, reuse, and recycle now. Book features: Table of Contents; Glossary; For More Information including books and web sites; Index; photos and captions; charts and graphs; source notes.

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978-1-939656-53-7
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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 4
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Science
Copyright 2014
Publisher Red Chair Press
Imprint Red Chair Press
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2014-01-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF037020, JNF051000
Dewey 363.728
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 6.5 x 9
Guided Reading Level R
ATOS Reading Level 5.0
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 163186
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Charts/Graphs/Diagrams, Glossary, Source notes, and Table of contents

Author: Anne Flounders