The Adventures of an Aluminum Can: A Story About Recycling (Little Green Books) [Paperback]

Alison Inches (Author), Mark Chambers (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 5, 2009 | Age Level: 4 and up | Series: Little Green Books

Peek into the 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

garbage can and finally to a recycling plant, where it emerges into

its new life . . . as a baseball bat!

This story is told from the perspective of an adventurous

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.

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About the Author

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.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: Little Simon; Original edition (May 5, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416972218
• ISBN-13: 978-1416972211
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 7.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,600 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #84 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Nature > Fiction

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What Message Is No-Name Trying To Tell Us?, May 21, 2009

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Basil MacDougal (The Corner of My Room) - See all my reviews
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I read The Adventures of Aluminum Can to a 5 year old boy. He was clearly uninterested. I loaned the book to two 8 year olds to read and they said it was a little dull.

Personally, I found the illustrations to be well done. The story, however, was a little troubling. You have a piece of animated aluminum, the main character...with no name. The author wants the reader to connect with the aluminum on a personal level, but that is hard to do since it doesn't even have a name.

The aluminum has made some diary entries (somehow) and this is how we follow his tale. Once extracted from the earth he eventually becomes a sheet of aluminum and then made into a fruit can. A girl (with no name) eats the fruit and then uses the can as a trophy for her baseball. He is so happy being a part of this little girl's life. Turn the page, and he is now in the back of an old truck headed to a sorting plant and then to a recycling plant. There, he is "shredded...melted."

He is made into another item. I don't want to spoil the ending, but let's just say that he is happy still. He is taken-in by another child where he hopes he "...don't get recycled for a long time."

What is the message this book is trying to convey?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and informative, June 21, 2009

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Laurie (OH - USA) - See all my reviews
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I've been giving this book rave reviews to all of my friends and family with young children. The pictures are bright and guaranteed grab the attention of youngsters, while teaching the importance of and the steps taken in recycling aluminum, using terms that are not difficult for children to understand. Every household with young children should have a copy of this book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Green and Informative Entertainment, April 23, 2009

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Shania Hence "www.altimatepublishing.com" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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Being about recycling and being made frm 100% recycled paper makes this quite the "Green" book. I actually learned something from the book, which I wasn't expecting. I didn't not know aluminum was made from bauxite rock or the process and chemicals required to make it what it is. It would be great book to use in a lesson on Earth Day. The illustrator did a great job on the fun, colorful picutres.