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Recycled ISBN: 9781877135491 Release: 04-2001 Reprint: 2005 Subject: Junior Fiction Format: Paperback RRP: NZ$16.99 Download Resource Kit for teachers |
A well told story with many hilarious episodes to delight young readers. The text is playful and imaginative, lighthearted and funny, but also intelligent and informative – it will appeal to young readers.
Every year in the developed world, an average person throws away 45 kgs of plastic, two trees worth of paper, 160 cans and 107 bottles. Colin takes his recycling school project to heart and tries to convert his own family first, with great difficulty, before he tries to save the world. He becomes a self-appointed eco-warrior and comes up against his sister, who delivers junk mail, his mother, who sells real estate and hang-glides for de-stressing and his father who spends a lot of time in the garage.
Colin becomes involved with the Roseview Rubbish Rescue Centre and the character who runs it. They, along with others, organise a campaign to protest selling off the centre for development.
New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards – 2002 Winner, Junior Fiction Category
CLFNZ Notable Books List 2002
