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"A beautifully illustrated novel in verse about a young Indian girl who tackles the taboos around sanitation in her village. In Latika's village in rural India, there are no toilets. No toilets mean that the women have to wait until night to do their business in a field. There are scorpions and snakes in the field, and germs that make people sick. For the girls in the village, no toilets mean leaving school when they reach puberty. No one in the...

"One man's trash is another man's living. Since earth became inhospitable, humanity escaped ages ago to live in a space station floating above the atmosphere. Now Travis and his crew of garbage men are tasked with cleaning up mountains of toxic waste, working for a company called Atomic Bros INC., to create a 'Clear World'. But when one of Travis' crew members goes missing near an old nuclear facility Travis' job becomes a bit more complicated."--Amazon....

When Gorgonzola the dinosaur learns that everyone runs from him to avoid his smell, rather than out of fear, he is grateful to the little bird who shows him how to brush his teeth and wash.

Live through a stinky night in the life of a New York City garbage truck that likes to eat alphabet soup. Follow Mr. Gilly around Trashy Town until his truck is full of glorious garbage. Big diesel engines threaten to run Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel out of business until he finds just the job to prove their worth. An old tricycle is mistaken for trash, but just before being crushed for scrap metal, it magically speeds away on an adventure through...

Mouse and his downstairs neighbor, Mole, discover that when they help each other, housecleaning and other daily tasks are much easier.

Five high-spirited young friends rely on their vivid imaginations to embark on amazing adventures. Robin Hood the clean (Pablo) sets out to free the villagers of Filthingham from the rule of Mayor Austin Stinkypants. Musketeers Pablo and Tyrone escape the clutches of the Empress and receive help from a stranger who also wants to be a musketeer. Librarian Uniqua turns into the Masked Retriever to get back an overdue library book from Don Austin. Professors...

"Bella Lasquito es el monstruo más desordenado de todo Villasusto. Su baba es la más viscosa y su mugre es la más mugrienta. Boris Limpitoff es el más ordenado. Aspira sus murciélagos y quita el polvo de las telarañas. Boris y Bella son vecinos. No se llevan bien. ¿Qué podría unirlos?"--Back cover.