Book Description
Shy Henry eagerly waits to see his "buddy" on the garbage truck every time it comes--and finally manages to speak on a day when there is a small emergency.
Author : Linda Glaser
Publisher : Albert Whitman
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 13,84 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :
Shy Henry eagerly waits to see his "buddy" on the garbage truck every time it comes--and finally manages to speak on a day when there is a small emergency.
Author : David J. Pollay
Publisher : Sterling Publishing (NY)
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 17,71 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781402788758
In The Law of the Garbage Truck, David J. Pollay shows us that by refusing to let others dump their "garbage" (negativity, anger, resentment) on us and letting it "pass by" instead, we become happier and more successful, both personally and professionally. And when we stop dumping garbage on others, we improve our relationships, strengthen our businesses and bring our communities together. This remarkable book shows us how to use this Law and helps us to avoid getting dumped on by rude, thoughtless and angry people, stop reliving the negative and fearing the future and focus on what can be controlled, not the negative things that can't be. It will help increase productivity, respect and cooperation and allow readers to gain the courage to enjoy every day and make a difference. Includes two powerful, insightful quizzes designed to help determine how much garbage you are accepting and how much you are dumping.
Author : Robin Nagle
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 15,77 MB
Release : 2013-03-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1466836733
A “gripping” behind-the-scenes look at New York’s sanitation workers by an anthropologist who joined the force (Robert Sullivan, author of Rats). America’s largest city generates garbage in torrents—11,000 tons from households each day on average. But New Yorkers don’t give it much attention. They leave their trash on the curb or drop it in a litter basket, and promptly forget about it. And why not? On a schedule so regular you could almost set your watch by it, someone always comes to take it away. But who, exactly, is that someone? And why is he—or she—so unknown? In Picking Up, the anthropologist Robin Nagle introduces us to the men and women of New York City’s Department of Sanitation and makes clear why this small army of uniformed workers is the most important labor force on the streets. Seeking to understand every aspect of the Department’s mission, Nagle accompanied crews on their routes, questioned supervisors and commissioners, and listened to story after story about blizzards, hazardous wastes, and the insults of everyday New Yorkers. But the more time she spent with the DSNY, the more Nagle realized that observing wasn’t quite enough—so she joined the force herself. Driving the hulking trucks, she obtained an insider’s perspective on the complex kinships, arcane rules, and obscure lingo unique to the realm of sanitation workers. Nagle chronicles New York City’s four-hundred-year struggle with trash, and traces the city’s waste-management efforts from a time when filth overwhelmed the streets to the far more rigorous practices of today, when the Big Apple is as clean as it’s ever been. “An intimate look at the mostly male work force as they risk injury and endure insult while doing the city’s dirty work [and] a fascinating capsule history of the department.” —Publishers Weekly “[Nagle’s] passion for the subject really comes to life.” —The New York Times “Evokes the physical and psychological toll of this dangerous, filthy, necessary work.” —Nature “Nagle joins the likes of Jane Jacobs and Jacob Riis, writers with the chutzpah to dig deep into the Rube Goldberg machine we call the Big Apple and emerge with a lyrical, clear-eyed look at how it works.” — Mother Jones
Author : Andrea Zimmerman
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 11,30 MB
Release : 1999-02-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0060271396
I dump it in I smash it down I drive around the trashy town Meet Mr. Gilly. He cleans up Trashy Town. He does it with a big smile and a big truck--which is sure to make him a hero with all the children in the neighborhood. David Clemesha and Andrea Zimmerman have created a rhythmic, repeatable refrain that will roll off the lips of every child. Dan Yaccarino's dynamic art puts the zip in Mr. Gilly's stride and adds style and charm to trash collection. 2000 Notable Children's Books (ALA)
Author : Ace Landers
Publisher : Cartwheel Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,49 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780545079631
Describes the different jobs that a garbage truck and a recycling truck have.
Author : Jack Redwing
Publisher : Roll-Along Vehicle Slipcase wi
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 21,13 MB
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781646383139
Follow the garbage worker on his route and read along as he puts on protective gear and gloves and greets the neighbors at every stop. Watch along with the other kids as he shows how to compact the trash when the hopper gets full!
Author : Kate McMullan
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 49,67 MB
Release : 2006-08-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0064438368
Know what I do at night while you're asleep? Eat your trash, that's what! With ten wide tires, one really big appetite, and an even bigger smell, this truck's got it all. His job? Eating your garbage and loving every stinky second of it! And you thought nighttime was just for sleeping.
Author : Ken Bowser
Publisher :
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 14,10 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1634400666
Garbage trucks are supposed to keep our neighborhoods clean and tidy. But when Gus loses trash by accident, he must call on friends to help him clean up the mess.
Author : Terri DeGezelle
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 36,91 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780736853583
Text and photographs present street sweepers, their parts, and their jobs.
Author : A.J. Friedemann
Publisher : Springer
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 47,98 MB
Release : 2015-12-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3319263757
In lively and engaging language, this book describes our dependence on freight transport and its vulnerability to diminishing supplies and high prices of oil. Ships, trucks, and trains are the backbone of civilization, hauling the goods that fulfill our every need and desire. Their powerful, highly-efficient diesel combustion engines are exquisitely fine-tuned to burn petroleum-based diesel fuel. These engines and the fuels that fire them have been among the most transformative yet disruptive technologies on the planet. Although this transportation revolution has allowed many of us to fill our homes with global goods even a past emperor would envy, our era of abundance, and the freight transport system in particular, is predicated on the affordability and high energy density of a single fuel, oil. This book explores alternatives to this finite resource including other liquid fuels, truck and locomotive batteries and utility-scale energy storage technology, and various forms of renewable electricity to support electrified transport. Transportation also must adapt to other challenges: Threats from climate change, financial busts, supply-chain failure, and transportation infrastructure decay. Robert Hirsch, who wrote the “Peaking of World Oil Production” report for the U.S. Department of Energy in 2005, said that planning for peak world production must start at least 10, if not 20 years ahead of time. What little planning exists focuses mainly on how to accommodate 30 percent more economic growth while averting climate change, ignoring the possibility that we are at, or near, the end of growth. Taken for granted, the modern transportation system will not endure forever. The time is now to take a realistic and critical look at the choices ahead, and how the future of transportation may unfold.