Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish

"There is so much to love about this book. Firstly, the dinosaurs being woken up by the heat from humans burning everything and then them tidying up the mess. My son gets really upset when they throw the cars in the volcanoes but it’s the only book I’ve found that neatly points the finger at this big issue for us. Reading it together opens up a conversation between us about how some cars are better than others for the environment. This is a wonderful line: “Please may I have a small part of it back? He asked. Please? Just a hill, or a tree, or a flower? No, said the dinosaur, Not a part of it, but all of it. It is all yours, but it is also all mine. Remember that. The earth belongs to everyone.” I also love the Mr Ben-like animation, but that is showing my age! This is another book that would benefit from signposting children to more information on the topics it raises – that would be the icing on the cake. Of course! These are some of my favourites: https://www.desmog.uk – see what is really happening in the world, behind the PR curtain. http://clearplasticuk.net/plastic-clever-initiative – Kids Against Plastic are two inspiring young sisters who are single-handedly taking on the plastic world and winning. This is very inspiring for youngsters. http://exxpedition.com/ocean-changemakers-toolkit/ – all you need to understand ocean plastic facts and some inspiration about what you can do about it. http://www.ethicalconsumer.org – a great magazine and online resource to find out which companies we should support and buy products from – and those we should give a swerve. http://www.projectdirt.com/about/ – community projects online, lots of environmental ones too to get you back into nature, in your locale. https://www.zerowasteweek.co.uk – full of great ideas for living with less plastic."