Before there was recycling, there was the garbage barge, which carried a town's 3,168 tons of garbage away. What a stinky mess! What's more, the story is mostly true.

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Here Comes the Garbage Barge Read Aloud by Justin Theroux

Actor Justin Theroux reads Here Comes the Garbage Barge by Jonah Winter. Before there was recycling...

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Here Comes the Garbage Barge: Teacher Guide

Before there was recycling, there was the garbage barge, which carried a town's 3,168 tons of...

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Age Range

4 - 8

Genre

fiction

2010-01-01

Page Count

Publisher

garbage, barge, town, recycling

Grade Level

Pre-K - 3rd

ISBN

9780375852183

Themes

earth day

recycling

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