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sducharme's review against another edition
4.0
The fictionalized true story of a barge of tons of trash that no one wanted entertains and appeals to our Eco-minded students. Eventually the trash ended up back where it came from: good riddance! The story is interesting, but the unique illustrations are the winning element here: Diorama-style compositions created from refuse and clay.
aoosterwyk's review against another edition
3.0
This is a funny book about a real event in American history. No one will take Islip's garbage, not in the US, Mexico or South America. Finally the barge makes the trip back north and ends up in... New Jersey, of all places. The art is made of recycled garbage to drive the lesson home.
naneyre's review against another edition
3.0
This book taught me about an incident in history I had never heard of before! Great for teaching about sustainability and our impact on the world in a funny way.
librariandest's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't particularly like the use of nonstandard spelling to convey the accents of the characters. Sometimes it's done well, but here it felt hammy.
It's a good story, though. I remember the first time I thought hard about where all of our garbage goes. I imagined that in my lifetime the whole world would be one big garbage dump. Here's hoping I was just a dramatic child.
It's a good story, though. I remember the first time I thought hard about where all of our garbage goes. I imagined that in my lifetime the whole world would be one big garbage dump. Here's hoping I was just a dramatic child.
pwbalto's review against another edition
3.0
Let me proceed carefully here. 1. Here Comes the Garbage Barge is based on the true story of the barge loaded with Long Island garbage that meandered up and down the Atlantic coast, rejected at every port from New York to Belize, during the summer of 1987. 2. Jonah Winter is a terrific author of children's nonfiction. I would not and will not assemble a school library without his biographies of Sandy Koufax , Dizzy Gillespie , Sonia Sotomayor , Diego Rivera , and others.
There's a big BUT coming - read about it on Pink Me: http://pinkme.typepad.com/pink-me/2010/03/here-comes-the-garbage-barge-review.html
There's a big BUT coming - read about it on Pink Me: http://pinkme.typepad.com/pink-me/2010/03/here-comes-the-garbage-barge-review.html
kahale's review against another edition
4.0
A good book to use to teach recycling and environmental science. the town of Islip tries to boat their garbage all over but with no success. Great illustrations. It looks like claymation.
lehmanemma's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
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medium-paced
3.5
Here Comes the Garbage Barge was written by Jonah Winter and illustrated by Red Nose Studio. It was originally published on February 9th, 2010. It tells the story of a small island that has too much garbage. So they load up a boat and try to get another country to take all of their garbage. Of course, no one wants it and it ends up back on their island. I think this would be a great book for kids ages 4-9. In the classroom, this book could easily be used to teach responsibility or to introduce pollution. I watched this book online through Storyline Online and the video was very charming. All of the videos from Storyline Online really help the books come to life and kids love them. I did not find anything particularly useful. I wished there was a bit more to the end of the story about the real-life status of pollution or recycling. Overall, it is a good story and the illustrations add well to the text. It would be a great conversation starter! <responsibility> <environmental impact> <respect> <pollution>
staceym's review against another edition
4.0
My 4-year old son has gotten this twice from the library. He likes but I think he knows why.
jmanchester0's review against another edition
4.0
An interesting story - but so much more so when you think about the fact that it's based on a true story!
And the art in the book was fascinating - since I had a library copy without a book jacket, I had to look up how it was made. The photographs give the book more depth than normal illustrations could have.
And the art in the book was fascinating - since I had a library copy without a book jacket, I had to look up how it was made. The photographs give the book more depth than normal illustrations could have.