Rubbish? by Linda Newbery

Rubbish? by Linda Newbery

Make fir cones into little owls and paper plates into animal masks. Turn a cardboard box into a fantastic castle and odd socks into fun puppets. You can even use an old sink to make a wonderful wildlife pond, with water lilies and even frogs.

Follow Dragonfly Nursery as they get creative and discover the fun of ‘upcycling’. Simple Make-It instructions are included.

Rubbish? Not any more!

"Combining a brightly illustrated narrative with a sense of tips and resource ideas, children 3+ will be inspired by the raft of creative ideas for making unwanted rubbish into castles, puppets, masks, mobiles and moreWith diverse characters and accessible short chunks of dialogue this hardback is perfect to read and share in EYEFS settings or at home.

Packed with imaginative and meaningful upcycling fun. Rubbish? Don’t Throw it Away! Is a joyful antidote to waste and leftovers."

"This book is perfect for school as well as home, showing that up-cycling can be great fun. Caring for the use and also the re-use of the world’s resources is an important lesson to share with young children, showing how up- cycling rather than recycling can be a fun every day activity. Be inspired and see how much you can do with your own “rubbish”.

Linda Newbery is an award-winning author of books for young readers and adults, including Costa Children’s winner Set in Stone. As well as writing, she now spends much of her time campaigning for animal and environmental causes such as Compassion in World Farming, Feed Our Future and the League Against Cruel Sports. She lives in Oxfordshire.

Katie Rewse is an illustrator based in Cornwall.She is particularly interested in how illustration can be used to inspire positive change.