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  • Published: 19 January 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593207031
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $45.00

I'm Trying to Love Garbage



Children's Choice Award winner Bethany Barton explores the history and future of garbage with tons of humor, fascinating information, and entertaining illustrations.

Children's Choice Award winner Bethany Barton explores the history and future of garbage with tons of humor, fascinating information, and entertaining illustrations.

Do you ever wonder where we put all of our garbage, who gets rid of it, or how our planet isn't a big pile of mess?

I'm Trying to Love Garbage has all the answers! From scavengers to detritivore to decomposers, nature's garbage collectors are everywhere. But humans play an important role too, and our favorite narrator is back to tell us all about it.

With Bethany Barton's trademark balance of informative and hilarious, readers will finish this picture book with a better awareness of the garbage they create and where it all ends up.

  • Published: 19 January 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593207031
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $45.00

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Praise for I'm Trying to Love Garbage

Praise for Give Bees a Chance:
"Even the most bee-phobic readers will have a hard time resisting this swarm of humor and fact."--Kirkus Reviews

"Refreshing [and] fun . . . A must for the lighter side of nonfiction."--School Library Journal

"Colorful artwork, plenty of facts, and an entertainingly irreverent approach . . . [make this a] playful take on nonfiction."--Booklist


Raves for I'm Trying to Love Spiders:

A 2016 CHILDREN'S CHOICE BOOK AWARD WINNER!

* "A winner."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "Simultaneously cringe-worthy and cackle-inducing."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Zippy text and hilarious visuals."--School Library Journal

"Fact-filled and funny arachnology."--Booklist


Praise for I'm Trying to Love Rocks

"Chock-full of facts, diagrams, and examples, including fun end pages, this book will reward readers who return to it frequently. Bold lines, lively colors, and clever use of white space make for an eye-catching read." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"As in Barton's I'm Trying to Love Spiders and Give Bees a Chance, the conversational text is so engaging that the information becomes more interesting and easier to absorb. With an energetic, disarmingly childlike look, the illustrations help viewers visualize and understand the concepts described. A welcome addition to this popular series." --Booklist

"A fully engaged and engaging lecture on all the ways geology is amazing. Correct scientific vocabulary and plenty of diagrams make this curriculum ready." --BCCB


Praise for I'm Trying to Love Math
"Full of interesting and amazing facts and the many ways math is crucial in our everyday lives, this entertaining, vibrant text is sure to get young readers excited about the subject." --Booklist