Garbage Travels
Get ready to follow the amazing journey of garbage as it gets picked up
About this book
Garbage Travels is an intermediate readers book for children ages 5 to 9. Get ready to follow the amazing journey of garbage as it gets picked up, sorted, and turned into brand-new things! In this fun and colorful book, kids will learn how recycling helps keep our planet clean and happy—and how they can help, too.
Book details
| Book type | Read Along Book – Narrated in a real human voice with word-by-word highlighting and static pictures. |
|---|---|
| Author | Smart Kidz Club |
| Ages | 7 to 9 years, also 5 to 7 years |
| Grade | Grade 2 |
| Reading level | Level 3, Intermediate Readers |
| Length | 11 pages, 1120 words, 15 minutes |
| Categories | Science, Vocabulary, Dialogic Reading |
| Interactive features | Comprehension quiz, Match the Following activity |
| Language | English |
Where you can read this book
Reading and Math app: Read it here, plus Comprehension quiz, Match the Following activity in the Reading and Math app.
Get the Reading and Math AppRead Along App: Read along narration with word by word highlighting.
Get the Read Along AppQuizzes and activities live in the Reading and Math app only. They are not part of the Read Along App.
Why read Garbage Travels with your child
Garbage Travels is a story about Science. Reading it together gives your child a chance to enjoy the story and talk about what happens. Pause at the interesting parts and ask what your child thinks will happen next. The story is a good way to build vocabulary and a love of reading, one page at a time, and it gives you something to talk about long after the last page.
Talk about it together
- What would you ask the author about Garbage Travels?
- Can you retell this book in your own words?
- What was your favourite part of Garbage Travels?
Inside the book
In Garbage Travels, readers find Science. Get ready to follow the amazing journey of garbage as it gets picked up, sorted, and turned into brand-new things! The book is written for young readers, with clear words and pictures that help the story along.
Children gain a feel for Science and new words to talk about it. Read it together, pause at the interesting parts, and ask your child what they think. It is a good book to share, and to come back to again.
From the book: “A Clean Planet Starts with Us”
Words to learn in this book
- garbage: Things we throw away because we don’t need them anymore.
- recycle: To turn something old into something new.
- sorting: Separating items into different groups.
- organic waste: Food, leaves, or anything that comes from nature.
- E-Waste: Trash made from electronics like phones or batteries.
- manual sorting: People separating trash by hand.
- recycling centers: A place where trash is sorted and turned into new things.
- compost: A mix of food scraps and plants that turns into soil for gardens.
- piles: a heavy stake or post driven vertically into the bed of a river, soft ground, etc., to support the foundations of a superstructure
- Sheikh: an Arab leader
- "VIP": a very important person
- millennium: a period of a thousand years
- Near East: the countries of southwestern Asia between the Mediterranean and India
- siege.": a military operation in which enemy forces cut off all supplies from a city
- Sufi: a Muslim ascetic and mystic
- tell: occupied mound
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Frequently asked questions
What ages is this book for?
Ages 5 to 9 years, at Grade 2 and Level 3 (Intermediate Readers).
Is the book narrated?
Yes. It is a read along book, so a real human voice reads the story while words are highlighted one by one on screen.
Which apps carry this book?
Both the Reading and Math app and the Read Along App. The Comprehension quiz, Match the Following activity are Reading and Math app features.
How long is the book?
11 pages, 1120 words, 15 minutes
Does this book have a quiz or activity?
Yes. It has a comprehension quiz and the Match the Following activity. Quizzes and activities live in the Reading and Math app.
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