Review of Gifts from the Garbage Truck: A True Story about the Things We (Don’t) Throw Away by Andrew Larsen

Authors

Lauren Crider, Cedarville UniversityFollow

Publisher

Sourcebooks

City

Naperville, Illinois, United States of America

Date of Publication

2024

ISBN

9781728283517

Date of Review

2025

Disciplines

Library and Information Science | Modern Literature

Keywords

Children's literature, reviews, garbage, upcycling, recycling

Review

This book tells the story of Nelson Molina who created a museum from the refuse he found as a sanitation worker. The story is told in simple sentences with full-page illustrations and includes notes on recycling and photos of Nelson and his museum in the back. The note from Nelson Molina provides the context to the story and encouragement to the young readers to look for the value in everything. Educators teaching a lesson about recycling could use this book as a way to teach students to rethink about what they throw away. Recommended. Lauren Crider, Centennial Library Intern, Cedarville University

Recommended Citation

Crider, Lauren, "Review of Gifts from the Garbage Truck: A True Story about the Things We (Don’t) Throw Away by Andrew Larsen" (2025). Library Intern Book Reviews. 439.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/intern_book_reviews/439

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