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This document summarizes 5 texts about pollution, waste, recycling, and oil spills. The first text explains different types of pollution and how individuals can reduce pollution. The second text describes what garbage is, the recycling process, and includes home experiments. The third text defines pollution, where it comes from, its environmental impacts, and prevention methods. The fourth text follows garbage trucks and explains landfill and incineration processes. The fifth text focuses on the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, explaining causes, cleanup efforts, and environmental effects of oil spills.

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This document summarizes 5 texts about pollution, waste, recycling, and oil spills. The first text explains different types of pollution and how individuals can reduce pollution. The second text describes what garbage is, the recycling process, and includes home experiments. The third text defines pollution, where it comes from, its environmental impacts, and prevention methods. The fourth text follows garbage trucks and explains landfill and incineration processes. The fifth text focuses on the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, explaining causes, cleanup efforts, and environmental effects of oil spills.

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1. Cast, C., & Wilkinson, S. (1994). Where does pollution come from? Hauppauge, New York:
Barron's Educational Series.

a.

In this story, Clever Calvin explains the


different types of pollution (air, water, soil, and noise pollution) and
how it affects us and our environment. It also describes different
suggestions on what we can do to create less pollution like recycling,
carpooling, and buying things with less fancy packaging.

2. Harlow, R., & Morgan, S. (1995). Garbage and Recycling. New York, New York: Kingfisher.

a.

This book gives information about what garbage is


and explains how recycling is beneficial to our environment. It explains
what happens once we put our garbage out on the curb to be taken
away; also explains what materials rot and do not rot. On each page, it

has a step by step experiment you can do at home with materials you
can probably find around the house.

3. Harlow, R., & Morgan, S. (1995). Pollution and Waste. New York, New York: Kingfisher.

a.

This book describes what pollution is and where


it comes from. It describes in detail what pollution can do to our
environment and also ways we can prevent pollution. Each page also

suggests experiments that can be done at home.


4. Showers, P., & Chewning, R. (1994). Where Does the Garbage Go? New York, New York:
HarperCollins.

a.

This book follows thbere garbage truck to the


landfill and to the incinerator. The story also follows along into the
recycling center to see how things are recycled. It also explains what

used to happen to trash before landfills; itll pile up in the dump.


5. Berger, M., & Mirocha, P. (1994). Oil spill! New York, New York: HarperCollins.

a.

This story focuses on the oil spill that


happened in 1989. It explains why oil spills happen, how they are
cleaned up and the effects oil spills have on their surroundings.

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