About this item
Get up close and personal with a wonderful world of waste. From composting and recycling, to landfills and dumps, to how creative people are finding new ways to reuse rubbish. It's fun to talk trash when it's jam-packed with infographics, thematic spreads, wow-worthy photos, sidebars, serious stats, and fabulous facts. Also included are quizzes and activities to inspire kids to take action, be proactive, and rethink the things we throw away.
About the Author
Sarah Wassner Flynn is a writer and editor who has authored several children's nonfiction books for National Geographic. Her recent titles include Animal Records, Awesome 8, and the upcoming This Book Stinks!: Gross Garbage, Rotten Rubbish, and the Science of Trash (out March 2017) , Awesome 8 Extreme (out April 2017) , and 1,000 Facts About the White House (out September, 2017) . She has also contributed to the New York Times-bestselling National Geographic Kids Almanac for several volumes, as well as the popular Weird But True series books, including Weird But True Gross, Weird But True Food, and Weird But True Sports. Sarah lives in Rockville, Maryland with her husband and three children.
