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Description
Bethany Barton writes great books for kids about how minds change. In this one, the character’s arc is from thinking about garbage as just smelly icky stuff through empathizing (a little) with the creatures that feed on garbage, to eventually coming to see that all garbage is not equal; some needs special handling or it will clutter life up for a long time. The conclusion: I want to act like someone who thinks more about garbage, about what trash I create and where it ends up.”
Publication Date
2025
Publisher
Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children
City
Montclair
Keywords
elementary education, environmental education, garbage, philosophy for children, pollution
Disciplines
Early Childhood Education | Education | Environmental Education | Philosophy
Recommended Citation
Gregory, Maughn, "I'm Trying to Love Garbage (2021) by Bethany Barton" (2025). Picture Books. 8.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/iapc_thinkingstories_picturebooks/8
