TITLE: Trashy Town
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Andrea
Zimmerman/David Clemesha
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins PUBLICATION
DATE: 1999
AWARDS: ALA Notable Children’s Book Bulletin
Blue Ribbon (The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books)
GENRE: Nonfiction Informational
Picture Book READING
LEVEL: PreK-3
BRIEF
OVERVIEW: A
trashy town gets transformed into a tidy town due to the help of Mr. Gilly, the
town trash collector. The book follows Mr. Gilly as he goes around
the town picking up trash.
INTEGRATED
ACTIVITY: I
will guide the students around the school and we will collect trash. As
we go on the walk around around the school, we will discuss the importance of keeping their
school, neighbor/community, and surroundings tidy. We will also discuss the
importance of putting trash in the appropriate location.
REVIEWER’S
NAME & AFFILIATION: Anika Perry, Valdosta State University