Too Much Trash

Litter is not only an eyesore but a serious threat to animals and their habitats. We can all work together to keep the planet healthy and clean.

Did you know that gum on the sidewalk is litter? Even a banana peel that is thrown in a ditch is litter. Trash poses a threat to animals everywhere, including pets, farm animals and wildlife. They can get injured or trapped in the litter and even eat garbage that makes them sick.

In Too Much Trash: How Litter Is Hurting Animals, we discover how garbage ends up everywhere—from city streets and the wilderness to farmland and the ocean. But there's good news: litter is a problem everyone can help prevent. Around the world, kids and adults are finding ways to take out the trash. Find out how you can help clean up the planet for all species.

The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Key Selling Points

• Litter is a global problem that injures or kills wildlife and affects biodiversity. Land litter contributes to the problem of plastics and other waste in the ocean.
• Children with pets, kids on farms and those who love nature and wildlife will want to know how to help put a stop to litter.
• This book shows kids that littering is a problem with solutions. It demonstrates that they can be active in tackling the problem and that their consumer choices and trash disposal habits matter.
• Spotlights the effects of litter on specific animals, such as pets and farm animals, marine wildlife, birds and land mammals.
• Litter is tied to global warming and climate change. For example, burning litter to “get rid of it” turns land pollution into air pollution, including the release of greenhouse gases.
• The author is an award-winning author of more than 20 nonfiction books for kids with a focus on STEM topics.