The Adventures of an Aluminum Can: A Story About Recycling
By (Author) Alison Inches
Illustrated by Mark Chambers
Simon & Schuster
Little Simon
26th June 2009
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage social topics: Environment, sustainability and green issues
FIC
Paperback
24
Width 203mm, Height 203mm, Spine 5mm
61g
Peek into this diary of an aluminum can as it goes on a journey from inside a bauxite rock, to the manufacturing line, to the store shelf, to a display on a bookshelf, to a garbage can, and finally to a recycling plant where it emerges into its new lifeas a baseball bat!
This 8x8 paperback storybook is told from the point of view of an enthusiastic aluminum can. The diary entries are fun and humorous, yet point out the ecological significance behind each product and the resources used to make it.
Alison Inches has written over 80 books for children, including a bestseller, Go to Bed, Fred! She is also the author In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy, The Candy Bar Cookbook: Baking with America's Favorite Candy and Designs and Doodles: A Muppet Sketchbook. Alison lives in California with her husband, Ric and their son, Hunter.
Mark Chambers has illustrated numerous international books and products.He graduated from the Lincoln School of Art and Design in the United Kingdom. Mark currently lives and works in London, England.