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Here Comes the Garbage Barge!

Here Comes the Garbage Barge! Hardcover - 2010 - 1st Edition

by Jonah Winter

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  • very good
  • Hardcover

Teaching environmental awareness has become a national priority, and this hilarious work (subtly) drives home the message that we can't produce unlimited trash without consequences. Perfect for Earth Day--or any day. Illustrations.

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Random House Children's Books, 2010. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
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  • Title Here Comes the Garbage Barge!
  • Author Jonah Winter
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Random House Children's Books
  • Date 2010
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0375852182I4N01
  • ISBN 9780375852183 / 0375852182
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 11.5 x 0.5 in (23.88 x 29.21 x 1.27 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 670
  • Library of Congress subjects Voyages and travels, Refuse and refuse disposal
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008040709
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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From the publisher

Jonah Winter is the author of You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!, Muhammad Ali: Champion of the World, and Dizzy, all of which received multiple starred reviews. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Red Nose Studio creates eccentric worlds of sculptural and 3-D illustrations. Red Nose Studio’s illustrations have appeared in The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and other publications.

Media reviews

Starred Review, School Library Journal, January 2010: "This title should be a part of every elementary school ecology unit."

Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, January 11, 2010: "Funky in every sense of the word."

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, January 15, 2010: "A stinky story never seemed so sweet ... [a] fantastic combination of text and image."

Starred Review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, April 2010: "[P]acked with visual delights."

Review, The New York Times Book Review, November 7, 2010: "[A] glorious visual treat."

Review, The Washington Post, March 21, 2010: "Cautionary? Yes. Hilarious? You betcha!"

Review, Los Angeles Times, March 25, 2010: "Here comes the Garbage Barge! tells the story in wonderfully colorful language and inventive claymation-style illustrations."

Review, Chicago Sun-Times, April 18, 2010: "As compelling as the story is, so are the unusual illustrations."

Citations

  • Booklist, 02/15/2010, Page 89
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 04/01/2010, Page 0
  • Christianity Today, 07/01/2010, Page 54
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2010, Page 0
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 01/15/2010, Page 91
  • New York Times Book Review, 11/07/2010, Page 31
  • Publishers Weekly, 01/11/2010, Page 47

About the author

Jonah Winter is the author of You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!, Muhammad Ali: Champion of the World, and Dizzy, all of which received multiple starred reviews. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Red Nose Studio creates eccentric worlds of sculptural and 3-D illustrations. Red Nose Studio's illustrations have appeared in The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and other publications.

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