FICTION

Sydney & Simon Go Green!

by Paul A. REYNOLDS
Sydney & Simon Go Green! illus. by Peter H. Reynolds. 48p. (Sydney & Simon: Full STEAM Ahead). ebook available. Charlesbridge. 2015. Tr $12.95. ISBN 9781580896771.
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K-Gr 3—Sydney meets Greenie the sea turtle during a field trip to the aquarium. Greenie has been harmed by plastic waste that has made its way into the ocean. Sydney returns home and begins to track her family's trash production. From there, she finds out, with the help of custodian Mr. Clutterbuck, that her school produces an enormous amount of waste. Her campaign inspires an original song as well as a series of major changes in waste management and recycling at the school. In the end, Greenie is ready to be returned to the ocean and Sydney and Simon pledge to help everyone "Go Green!" The highly approachable text is beautifully complemented by Reynolds's artwork.
VERDICT A well-constructed introduction to the dangers facing the environment from human carelessness.
Reviewed by Wayne R. Cherry, Jr., First Baptist Academy Library, Houston, TX
Mice Sydney and Simon (Full Steam Ahead) use STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Science) skills to address pollution at their school: they make a sculpture out of trash and build their own musical instruments with which they record an inspirational song about recycling. Cartoony, neon-colored illustrations add verve to the informative story, which offers kids a constructive approach to environmentalism. Glos.
 , Dec 01, 2015

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