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The Dumpster Diver by David Roberts, Janet S. Wong

heetlibrarian's review

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4.0

A very cute story with wonderful illustrations! Although while reading it to 2nd grade, we made sure to stress that they should NOT just jump into a dumpster that they find.

pwbalto's review

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5.0

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yapha's review

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3.0

Great book about upcycling!

melissasarahrobinson's review

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4.0

Three kids and one grown-up neighbor upcycle trash into treasure. Fun story with creativity, inventiveness and sweet friendships underpinning it.

eldublibrarian's review

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3.0

The book is great, except...

-- it doesn't make dumpster diving look too appealing (both inside covers are covered in cockroaches and other delicious bugs)

-- the principle dumpster diver gets seriously hurt and chastised for dumpster diving. Although I would say that one should be careful when dumpster diving (I've gotten hurt myself, before), I don't think it teaches kids a good lesson.

kitm's review

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3.0

If you read the book, you'll wonder if the author ever went dumpster diving. Still, it's cute and ya gotta admire the ethic!
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