{"product_id":"here-comes-the-garbage-barge-isbn-9780375852183","title":"Here Comes the Garbage Barge!","description":"This \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Illustrated Book is a mostly true and completely stinky story that is sure to make  you say, “Pee-yew!” Teaching environmental awareness has become a  national priority, and this hilarious book (subtly) drives home the  message that we can’t produce unlimited trash without consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore everyone recycled . . .\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e There was a town that had 3,168 tons of garbage and nowhere to put it. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e What did they do?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Enter the Garbage Barge!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Amazing art built out of junk, toys, and found objects by Red Nose Studio makes this the perfect book for Earth Day or any day, and photos on the back side of the jacket show how the art was created.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHere Comes the Garbage Barge\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated book of 2010, a \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Picture Book of the Year, and a \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year. The \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003esaid, “Cautionary? Yes. Hilarious? You betcha!” and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e raved, “[A] glorious visual treat.”\u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003cu\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/u\u003e, January 2010: \u003c\/b\u003e\"This title should be a part of every elementary school ecology unit.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003cu\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/u\u003e, January 11, 2010: \u003c\/b\u003e\"Funky in every sense of the word.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003cu\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/u\u003e, January 15, 2010: \u003c\/b\u003e\"A stinky story never seemed so sweet ... [a] fantastic combination of text and image.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003cu\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/u\u003e, April 2010: \u003c\/b\u003e\"[P]acked with visual delights.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview, \u003cu\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/u\u003e, November 7, 2010: \u003c\/b\u003e\"[A] glorious visual treat.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview, \u003cu\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/u\u003e, March 21, 2010: \u003c\/b\u003e\"Cautionary? Yes. Hilarious? You betcha!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview, \u003cu\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/u\u003e, March 25, 2010: \u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHere comes the Garbage Barge! \u003c\/i\u003etells the story in wonderfully colorful language and inventive claymation-style illustrations.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview, \u003cu\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/u\u003e, April 18, 2010: \u003c\/b\u003e\"As compelling as the story is, so are the unusual illustrations.\"Jonah Winter is the author of \u003ci\u003eYou Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!, Muhammad Ali: Champion of the World, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDizzy, \u003c\/i\u003eall of which received multiple starred reviews. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRed Nose Studio creates eccentric worlds of sculptural and 3-D illustrations. Red Nose Studio’s illustrations have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, \u003c\/i\u003eand other publications.","brand":"Anne Schwartz Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300832792805,"sku":"NP9780375852183","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780375852183.jpg?v=1767728963","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/here-comes-the-garbage-barge-isbn-9780375852183","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}