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Here Comes the Garbage Barge!
This New York Times Best 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.
Before everyone recycled . . .
There was a town that had 3,168 tons of garbage and nowhere to put it.
What did they do?
Enter the Garbage Barge!
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.
Before everyone recycled . . .
There was a town that had 3,168 tons of garbage and nowhere to put it.
What did they do?
Enter the Garbage Barge!
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.
40 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2010
About the author
Jonah Winter
76 books81 followersJonah Winter is the celebrated author of many picture book biographies, including Barack, which was a New York Times bestseller. His books include Here Comes the Garbage Barge, Sonia Sotomayor, Roberto Clemente, and more. A poet and a painter, Mr. Winter divides his time between Santa Fe and a small town in Pennsylvania.
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October 8, 2016
In March of 1987, a barge left Islip, Long Island, hauling almost thirty-two hundred tons of trash. It's destination? North Carolina, where it had been prearranged for some farmers to bury the garbage on their farms. BUT, when the barge arrived at those sunny shores, the deal had fallen through, and the rubbish was not welcome there. The same story was told in New Orleans, and any other of the port cities the barge visited. For 162 days, the garbage barge floated around, looking for a place to land.
If you think this seems like strange fodder for a children's book, you'd be right. It is weird . . . but it's also wacky and wonderful. This little slice of recent history is told with heaping doses of humor. How can you not laugh about something like this? Red Nose Studio's strange blend of model-making and clay-mation-like puppets suit Winter's tale perfectly.
Just look at these expressive faces:
And, I love all the little details, like these sisters being dressed alike:
This is a fun read for everyone, though the younger set may have trouble believing it actually happened; it seems so far-fetched now.
I'm having trouble getting over the fact that a barge filled with garbage is so much more well-traveled than I am!
If you think this seems like strange fodder for a children's book, you'd be right. It is weird . . . but it's also wacky and wonderful. This little slice of recent history is told with heaping doses of humor. How can you not laugh about something like this? Red Nose Studio's strange blend of model-making and clay-mation-like puppets suit Winter's tale perfectly.
Just look at these expressive faces:
And, I love all the little details, like these sisters being dressed alike:
This is a fun read for everyone, though the younger set may have trouble believing it actually happened; it seems so far-fetched now.
I'm having trouble getting over the fact that a barge filled with garbage is so much more well-traveled than I am!
October 12, 2020
This is a children's book about the environment . I read this book to my 6 years old twin boys, and they loved it so much. I love the message in the book so much. This book makes you think about how much garbage we are really making. I think everyone should read this book once I their life. The pictures in this book is so funny, but also drives home the message. I love that this book can make you laugh, but also delivers a big message.
March 11, 2010
Love it. I'm old enough to remember the real story and think Winter and Red Nose Studio have done a fantastic job with it. Reading it aloud was a blast. Superb!
September 13, 2012
I wasn't sure what to think at first but then it became pretty funny and brought grins & chuckles, while still sticking to its apparent intention and point. Still closer to 3-1/2 but easier to round up.
And once again, like many of the short childrens picture books with instuctional or persuasive intent, it was harder for me to rate. A couple in the past I've been in awe of but that's much less common with these. I don't get to see the reaction of the intended audience and that's really what it's all about. I do, however enjoy and value the experience of reading and knowing them.
And once again, like many of the short childrens picture books with instuctional or persuasive intent, it was harder for me to rate. A couple in the past I've been in awe of but that's much less common with these. I don't get to see the reaction of the intended audience and that's really what it's all about. I do, however enjoy and value the experience of reading and knowing them.
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February 6, 2022text-to-class connection
This story is a great lesson for kids when it comes to realistic nonfiction. Not only does it tell a story of travel and adventure, but it also incorporates historical practices of garbage disposal of large cities, and even how the environment is so important to take care of when it comes to this much trash in our communities. I would use this as an opportunity to talk about recycling, trash disposal, and how different parts of the country use their resources, like a barge, to transport and protect their neighborhoods against the least amount of waste possible. Great lesson for science, or even life skills. We could start our own recycling plant in the classroom and use the bins daily for sorting trash.
This story is a great lesson for kids when it comes to realistic nonfiction. Not only does it tell a story of travel and adventure, but it also incorporates historical practices of garbage disposal of large cities, and even how the environment is so important to take care of when it comes to this much trash in our communities. I would use this as an opportunity to talk about recycling, trash disposal, and how different parts of the country use their resources, like a barge, to transport and protect their neighborhoods against the least amount of waste possible. Great lesson for science, or even life skills. We could start our own recycling plant in the classroom and use the bins daily for sorting trash.
January 13, 2011
I'd heard some "buzz" about the illustrations in the book but really didn't know what the story was about. I must say that, while I appreciated the illustrations and found them very creative (Red Nose Studio "puts garbage to good use--by making art out of it!") I really was not a fan. The characters looked a little creepy/weird for my tastes.
As for the story, well, it was very interesting to hear about the "Garbage Barge" fiasco of 1987 in which a garbage barge left Long Island carrying nearly thirty-two hundred tons of garbage. The city of Islip had no more room to bury their garbage and when some businessmen came to them with the offer of taking the garbage and burying it down south (a much cheaper option than the others presented to them), it seemed like the answer. However, the garbage barge was turned away at every port!
The resulting fiasco garnered media attention and is credited with being a factor in increasing the recycling movement.
I do think this book will really appeal to some children, especially those who like looking at real objects in art. As I said, I can really appreciate the effort here, I just didn't really "like" it, personal taste.
As for the story, well, it was very interesting to hear about the "Garbage Barge" fiasco of 1987 in which a garbage barge left Long Island carrying nearly thirty-two hundred tons of garbage. The city of Islip had no more room to bury their garbage and when some businessmen came to them with the offer of taking the garbage and burying it down south (a much cheaper option than the others presented to them), it seemed like the answer. However, the garbage barge was turned away at every port!
The resulting fiasco garnered media attention and is credited with being a factor in increasing the recycling movement.
I do think this book will really appeal to some children, especially those who like looking at real objects in art. As I said, I can really appreciate the effort here, I just didn't really "like" it, personal taste.
March 17, 2010
Let me proceed carefully here. 1. Here Comes the Garbage Barge is based on the true story of the barge loaded with Long Island garbage that meandered up and down the Atlantic coast, rejected at every port from New York to Belize, during the summer of 1987. 2. Jonah Winter is a terrific author of children's nonfiction. I would not and will not assemble a school library without his biographies of Sandy Koufax , Dizzy Gillespie , Sonia Sotomayor , Diego Rivera , and others.
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March 25, 2023
This is one of those books which kinds of creeps me out though I'm not entirely sure why. The artwork is brilliant and the time spent making this book had to have been incredible. But the people are uncanny enough to be unsettling. Combined with an unsettling story about garbage that no one wants, and a solution which was, frankly, awful, I was definitely dismayed. I also kept thinking that while this one barge kept floating around, more and more garbage was being generated from everywhere, so what was the point.
Okay, I'm depressed and disgusted and put off by this book.
But it's important The problem of what to do with our garbage can't be ignored. Sending it on a 6,000 mile trip feels so utterly stupid. So much corruption, so many bad ideas. Wow.
Fine, how do I rate the book?
I don't like books which try to scare people into good behavior so that drops this story by a couple of stars. Because this is a really scary book once you think about it. The art is incredible though, and I recognize the work which went into it. So with these factors in mind I'll give this book 3 stars.
For reading to kids though, I'd go with a message which makes the listeners feel good, not one that scares them half to death. There are better approaches.
Okay, I'm depressed and disgusted and put off by this book.
But it's important The problem of what to do with our garbage can't be ignored. Sending it on a 6,000 mile trip feels so utterly stupid. So much corruption, so many bad ideas. Wow.
Fine, how do I rate the book?
I don't like books which try to scare people into good behavior so that drops this story by a couple of stars. Because this is a really scary book once you think about it. The art is incredible though, and I recognize the work which went into it. So with these factors in mind I'll give this book 3 stars.
For reading to kids though, I'd go with a message which makes the listeners feel good, not one that scares them half to death. There are better approaches.
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December 12, 2017Text to teach connection:
This is a great book on keeping the environment clean and could be used as part of a thematic unit on the earth, the environment, or even to be read on earth day. The students could see how much trash there is and how sometimes trash can actually be used for art. All of the students could make a portrait out of people’s “trash”. ( you could actually use parts of papers or Materials that are considered trash but are actually sanitary).
This is a great book on keeping the environment clean and could be used as part of a thematic unit on the earth, the environment, or even to be read on earth day. The students could see how much trash there is and how sometimes trash can actually be used for art. All of the students could make a portrait out of people’s “trash”. ( you could actually use parts of papers or Materials that are considered trash but are actually sanitary).
February 21, 2012
Fun read aloud with older students. It is a longer book so students need a good attention span. YouTube has an interesting video on how the book was made: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKag0L.... I showed this first to the students. Make sure you use your New York accent when reading the story. There's one line where the New Yorker says, "forget-about-it" but the spelling is funky so I completely misread it. The kids laughed the hardest at that... I sounded like a baby gurgling. You can also use a crusty sailor voice so it is a fun read aloud. Make sure to tell students it's based on a real story. I have had some interesting conversations about recycling because I live in Taiwan and their recycling program is incredible - about the only thing I throw away is tissue paper and tape. Everything else is recycled 6 days a week. Ironically, when the garbage truck in Taiwan shows up it plays a similar tune that the ice cream truck used to play when it came to my neighborhood in the U.S. in the 70s (Well maybe not a similar tune - I don't think the ice cream truck's tune was Beethoven like the Taiwan garbage truck but the dinging bells are similar.)
If you don't get into reading this book and ham it up, it will be a long, dull read aloud. You have to have fun with it. One teacher told me that the illustrations reminded her of the creepy Lady Elaine on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. Ha! Do you remember her?
If you don't get into reading this book and ham it up, it will be a long, dull read aloud. You have to have fun with it. One teacher told me that the illustrations reminded her of the creepy Lady Elaine on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. Ha! Do you remember her?
April 15, 2014
This is a one-of-a-kind cautionary tale about the repercussions of the "throw away without thinking" mentality. Throughout the story, Cap'm Duffy St. Pierre, of New Orleans, travels with a barge full of garbage from Long Island, New york all the way to Belize, with many stops along the way. Colorful colloquial language and illustrative text tell the true story of the Break of Dawn barge and the tons and tons of trash (literally) that it hauled up and down the coast. The illustrations are photographs of three-dimensional figures created by Jonah Winter at Red Nose Studio.
I'd recommend this to anyone from first to fifth grade since some of the vocabulary discusses court orders and legislation since this was an actual event in 1987. It's also extremely accurate with dates, and weights. I'd use this as an introduction to a recycling or environmental unit at school or a storytime during Earth Week!
Here is a link to a YouTube video on how Jonah Winter created the artwork for Here Comes the Garbage Barge!!
I'd recommend this to anyone from first to fifth grade since some of the vocabulary discusses court orders and legislation since this was an actual event in 1987. It's also extremely accurate with dates, and weights. I'd use this as an introduction to a recycling or environmental unit at school or a storytime during Earth Week!
Here is a link to a YouTube video on how Jonah Winter created the artwork for Here Comes the Garbage Barge!!
May 18, 2010
This is such an interesting book! I have never heard this true story of the Garbage Barge. In 1987 people in the town of Islip, NY had 3,168 tons of garbage that they wanted to get rid of. The genius idea that was carried out was to pile all of that smelly trash on a garbage barge and take it down to North Carolina to dump there. Well you can imagine what North Carolina's reaction was....NO WAY! After many attempted tries of dumping the garbage in several states and even different countries, the garbage barge had nowhere left to go. It was out at sea for 162 days when finally Brooklyn took the trash, burned it down to 430 tons, and then gave it back to Islip to bury there. Hooray for figuring out recycling!
The art in this book is so unique as it is made out of garbage! Detailed descriptions of how the art was created is included on the inside book jacket. This would be a fascinating book to read to students, especially on or around Earth day.
And although the illustrations were unique, I really didn't like the style. Cool though.
The art in this book is so unique as it is made out of garbage! Detailed descriptions of how the art was created is included on the inside book jacket. This would be a fascinating book to read to students, especially on or around Earth day.
And although the illustrations were unique, I really didn't like the style. Cool though.
April 11, 2011
This story was about a garbage barge that carries 3,168 tons of trash in the Eastern Seaboard during the late 1980s. The barge begins in the Long Island town of Islip, who is overcome by trash and tries to get rid of it by planning to dump it in some farmers' backyards. But North Carolina turned the barge away as other places did as well; Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, Mexico, and Belize. The barge returns to New York Harbor while the politicians decide what to do with their trash. Six months later they decide to burn it in a Brooklyn incinerator. This books theme is "Go Green" and helped Americans pay more attention to their trash, and introduced recycling. The illustrations are great in this book and highly recommend you have this when teaching about recycling or ways to conserve!
May 13, 2011
While the illustrations in this one are really neat, I found the story itself to be a little akward.
In this highly fictionalized tale of an incident that happened in 1987, the main character, Cap'm Duffy, who talks like a pirate, sets out with a barge full of garbage that Islip (on Long Island) no longer wants or can put in their landfill.
Part of the reason I don't care for this book is because of the weird descriptions of the places they try and ump the garbage, the weird accent of Cap'm Duffy who is supposed to be from New Orleans, and the shady character od Gino Stroffolino.
The only redeeming quality of this book is the illustrations and the message (which is unfortunately spelled out as "the moral" on the end paper).
In this highly fictionalized tale of an incident that happened in 1987, the main character, Cap'm Duffy, who talks like a pirate, sets out with a barge full of garbage that Islip (on Long Island) no longer wants or can put in their landfill.
Part of the reason I don't care for this book is because of the weird descriptions of the places they try and ump the garbage, the weird accent of Cap'm Duffy who is supposed to be from New Orleans, and the shady character od Gino Stroffolino.
The only redeeming quality of this book is the illustrations and the message (which is unfortunately spelled out as "the moral" on the end paper).
August 5, 2011
Based on the true 1987 garbage emergency in Islip, NY, this is the story of the 6 month, 6-thousand-mile fiasco that was the New York Garbage Barge. While the illustrations are unique and the story is interesting, picture book format is not a great fit for this story. The story is not suited to early readers of any kind. The author would have done better to fill in the blanks a little more and make it an illustrated chapter book.
April 5, 2020
This is a better intermediate level picture book than a primary one. I unfortunately read this one to a few primary classes for whom it was going over their heads. So, while I was reading along a quietly enjoying it, I could see that they were really not getting the underlying tone of the book. They understood the basics and that was fine, but there was plenty of under-the-table humor that an older audience might have understood better. Great book all the same.
April 1, 2010
I didn't particularly like the use of nonstandard spelling to convey the accents of the characters. Sometimes it's done well, but here it felt hammy.
It's a good story, though. I remember the first time I thought hard about where all of our garbage goes. I imagined that in my lifetime the whole world would be one big garbage dump. Here's hoping I was just a dramatic child.
It's a good story, though. I remember the first time I thought hard about where all of our garbage goes. I imagined that in my lifetime the whole world would be one big garbage dump. Here's hoping I was just a dramatic child.
April 17, 2018
The book Here Comes the Garbage Barge is a great story based upon the amount of garbage that is present in Long Island. Pictures inside the book show great detail in the amount of garbage present on the island, allowing the story to show the large dilemma that they are faced with. The story revolves around Captain Duffy taking the garbage from the island to another city. When he reaches the city, he is ambushed by police and angry harbor workers, saying that he couldn’t bring that garbage here. He is told to take it down to New Orleans, where he is met by the Coast Guard, making them take it back. As they sail back into the ocean, they try going down to Mexico, where they are hit with the same response. The Captain traveled for 6,000 miles until finally, Brooklyn took the garbage and incinerated it. The moral of this story is the amount of garbage people use in todays world and then leave it for someone else to take care of. This book is a fitting example of a picture book because the illustrations show dramatic effect to the plot line developing inside the story. The emotion and attitude you can see on each towns people show how much they don’t want the garbage to enter their town. The aromas shown coming off the garbage show how gross and smelly the garbage barge truly was. This book had a lot of words in, unlike some of the other books read in this project, but the picture is what truly added the effect to the writing. For an author to win the Caldecott Award, their book must give the reader a visual experience while also giving respect to the child’s abilities and understandings. Throughout this book, the author talks a lot about the size of the garbage and the weight. While many children might not truly understand how much garbage that is, the illustrations help the student understand. The garbage pile that is illustrated in the book is a massive pile, even when comparing to the scenery around it, allowing students to see how much it really is. The book also keeps the language simple and allows the pictures to tell the story. Each time the barge came up to a city, the illustrations show the angry and discomforting emotions on the townspeople’s faces. This makes the reader understand how bad this garbage must smell and how much there is. The poster I made for this book shows the massive pile of garbage that Long Island created and that the captain must transport somewhere else. Around the huge pile of garbage are the people of Long Island, that are sad and grossed out by the amount of garbage that they created. The smell coming off the garbage just sitting there in their city is disgusting and is making them very angry. Far away from the garbage and the people of Long Island, you can see small groups of people spread out across the poster. These are the groups of people from the other towns that the captain tried to take the garbage too. They all refused to take the garbage and never wanted it to be in their town, screaming “No!” whenever the barge got close to their city. Finally, the small group of people yelling “Fine!” shows the city of Brooklyn. This is the final stop for the captain and the barge, since the mayor of Brooklyn made them take in the garbage. This book shows many illustrations that help develop the story and explain why each city is acting the way they are. The words explain the story, but the illustrations are what brings it all together and explains the reactions for the read.
I truly believe that this book is one of the best picture books I have ever read. The story gives students a sense of different measurements while making it into a fun story. It also gives students a small idea of what our world is going through; we are creating so much garbage but have no where to take it.
I truly believe that this book is one of the best picture books I have ever read. The story gives students a sense of different measurements while making it into a fun story. It also gives students a small idea of what our world is going through; we are creating so much garbage but have no where to take it.
November 15, 2017
I was not expecting to like Here Comes the Garbage Barge! as much as I did. It's a fictionalized and humorous account of the city of Islip's garbage problem and the barge the city thought would solve the problem.
It seems the people of Islip, New York make way too much garbage and didn't know what to do with it anymore. So in 1987, the people of Islip had the brilliant idea of sending their garbage somewhere else. In comes the Garbage Barge to haul their problems away...except no one wants their trash either. And after 6,000 some-odd miles and nearly 6 months at sea, the garbage barge returned to New York and the garbage ended back in Islip.
All in all, it sounds like a pretty cut and dry story, but the author did such a great job. There's a mob-like character who always "knows a guy" to take the garbage; the descriptions of the locations are spot-on and funny (i.e., "Florida: The Sunshine State, home of alligators, beautiful beaches, oranges and grandparents"); and the text and language is lighthearted, descriptive, and funny.
And the illustrations! They weren't illustrations, but photography of works of art. It reminded me of a stop-motion movie. The people were made of clay, and the rest of the props and scenery were made of real junk and garbage. I've never seen anything like it in a book. It was fascinating.
Here Comes the Garbage Barge! can be enjoyed by elementary-aged children to adults. Aside from the interesting and enjoyable story, I like that the book can lead to a discussion on recycling and environmentalism. It wins my stamp of approval.
It seems the people of Islip, New York make way too much garbage and didn't know what to do with it anymore. So in 1987, the people of Islip had the brilliant idea of sending their garbage somewhere else. In comes the Garbage Barge to haul their problems away...except no one wants their trash either. And after 6,000 some-odd miles and nearly 6 months at sea, the garbage barge returned to New York and the garbage ended back in Islip.
All in all, it sounds like a pretty cut and dry story, but the author did such a great job. There's a mob-like character who always "knows a guy" to take the garbage; the descriptions of the locations are spot-on and funny (i.e., "Florida: The Sunshine State, home of alligators, beautiful beaches, oranges and grandparents"); and the text and language is lighthearted, descriptive, and funny.
And the illustrations! They weren't illustrations, but photography of works of art. It reminded me of a stop-motion movie. The people were made of clay, and the rest of the props and scenery were made of real junk and garbage. I've never seen anything like it in a book. It was fascinating.
Here Comes the Garbage Barge! can be enjoyed by elementary-aged children to adults. Aside from the interesting and enjoyable story, I like that the book can lead to a discussion on recycling and environmentalism. It wins my stamp of approval.
September 21, 2018
A great little non-fiction story about part of our Trash Crisis, treated in an amusing way. Suitable for independent readers, it covers the Great Wandering Garbage Barge of 1987, in which the town of Islip attempted to find a taker for their tons of trash via water shipping... but no town, state, or country would take it. (https://projects.newsday.com/long-isl...) The trashy subject and the marionette/paper mache illustrations will catch the interest of kids up through the ooky ages, and the history and environment tie-in is suitable for class combination.
Pair with Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story by Thomas F. Yezerski.
Pair with Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story by Thomas F. Yezerski.
October 17, 2018
Although I loved the illustrations and thought they were very neat looking, I did not understand the story. To begin, I think I am off on the historical aspect of this book. I do not recall these events, and therefore, cannot relate to the book. Also, I think the characters throughout the book were slightly "creepy" and did not seem to be very happy. Other than that, I think the illustrations were really good and I think the characters were illustrated will, just slightly creepy, like mentioned. I would not recommend this story to someone who does not have a background in this historical event, like myself.
April 24, 2020
Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Grade Range: 3rd-4th
Book Review: Yay! My first book about garbage! I know that sounds very odd BUT I have my ideas. First of all I think this can really teach children just where their garbage goes! By reading this book to them it can help make them more conscious to the environment. This book even throws some facts in there about how much garbage is thrown away. This also shows just how quick everyone is to make garbage but ignore the fact that they cant keep up with it. I will definitely be buying this book for my collection! This might be a good book for earth day.
Grade Range: 3rd-4th
Book Review: Yay! My first book about garbage! I know that sounds very odd BUT I have my ideas. First of all I think this can really teach children just where their garbage goes! By reading this book to them it can help make them more conscious to the environment. This book even throws some facts in there about how much garbage is thrown away. This also shows just how quick everyone is to make garbage but ignore the fact that they cant keep up with it. I will definitely be buying this book for my collection! This might be a good book for earth day.
November 14, 2018
Here Comes the Garbage Barge! is on my favorites list because of the subtle message it sends about the consequences of producing trash. I can imagine students sitting interested and giggling as they listen to the story. Considered narrative non fiction, it contains a true story. Designed for primary readers it can be a fun read aloud that can be laughed at as well as get a real life lesson.
In the reading classroom, teacher can use this book to teach expression. The students could also have a group discussion of the book and talk about the trash build up. They can also use it to teach about recycling as well as a lesson in how to treat the classroom.
In the reading classroom, teacher can use this book to teach expression. The students could also have a group discussion of the book and talk about the trash build up. They can also use it to teach about recycling as well as a lesson in how to treat the classroom.
May 19, 2019
One spring day in 1987 in a town in Rhode Island state, a barge was loaded with 3,168 tons of garbage to be towed by a tugboat to another state for the receivers to bury it. But the tugboat captain was refused permission to leave his load, so he wandered from place to place with the barge of stinky garbage for over 100 days - until a solution was decided upon. Wonderful illustrations, clever and funny.
June 7, 2019
Read to 3rd and 5th graders. Colorful but quirky illustrations. Based on a true story of tons of garbage that leaves NY in 1987 and then is refused to land in domestic and foreign ports. It ends up sailing around for over 5 months before finally returning to New York for disposal. The story itself was not very compelling to my listeners. It did lead to a good discussion on recycling and how we can reduce waste.
November 13, 2019
Here Comes the Garbage Barge is an imaginatively illustrated retelling of the true story of New York's failed garbage barge experiment. This is a fictionalized retelling of a historical event. This story is appropriate for 2-4th grade students. I chose this book for my favorites shelf because of the vivid illustrations, and descriptions of locations where the garbage barge stopped. This would be a fun book to read when learning about setting in a reading classroom.
September 19, 2023
A humorous children's picture book retelling of the 1987 incident of a barge carrying thirty-two hundred tons of garbage from Islip, Long Island that can find nowhere to dump it from New York to Belize and back again. Kids would love the story about the stinky boat and all the ways they get chased away from various cities. The pictures are delightful, and I think kids would love to hear/read this book over and over.
November 14, 2023
"Here Comes the Garbage Barge" is a whimsical and educational children's book by Jonah Winter and Red Nose Studio. Based on a true story, it follows a garbage barge's journey, blending humor with a valuable lesson on responsible waste management. The delightful illustrations and engaging narrative make it an entertaining read that encourages young readers to think about the environmental impact of their actions.
December 14, 2020
This book has great pictures. I didn't know about the garbage barge. I like how the book told about the destinations the poor old guy had to go to.
This book is fun when read at this site: https://www.storylineonline.net/books...
True story video: https://www.retroreport.org/video/voy...
This book is fun when read at this site: https://www.storylineonline.net/books...
True story video: https://www.retroreport.org/video/voy...
February 28, 2022
3.5. Probably 4 for the story and 3 for the claymation style illustrations which are not my favorite. I think it is a unique story of the 1987 garbage pile loaded on a boat barge in NY and sent in a 6 month mission of stink around the ocean looking for a spot to land.
Note: There is a good read aloud on StorylineOnline
Note: There is a good read aloud on StorylineOnline
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