CCBC Choices 2024 -- Tweens (ages 9-11)

The Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison compiles a yearly list of excellent books for young readers.
 

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1. Total garbage: a messy dive into trash, waste, and our world

Book cover for "Total garbage"
Author:
Donnelly, Rebecca
Notes:
Contemporary People, Places, and Issues;9-14
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Boulder Main Childrens Nonfiction
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J 363.728 Donn
Description:
Trash has been part of human societies since the beginning. It seems like the inevitable end to the process of making and using things―but why? In this fascinating account of the waste we make, we'll wade into the muck of history and explore present-day STEM innovations to answer these important questions: What is garbage? Where does our garbage come from? Why do we make so much garbage? Where does our garbage go? What can we learn from our garbage?...