- An engaging, kid-friendly introduction to a hot topic - Inviting, highly visual treatment with humorous illustrations - Author has written many award-winning children’s books on science and nature topics - Topics such as food waste, pollution, waste energy, and recycling are frequently in the news, and there are many organizations and initiatives devoted to reducing waste - An excellent resource for kids’ environmental clubs or groups - Accessible text for young readers with many short sidebars and facts - Includes many positive solutions for reducing waste

Claire Eamer has written many award-winning nonfiction books for children, including Before the World Was Ready: Stories of Daring Genius in Science; The World in Your Lunch Box: The Wacky History and Weird Science of Everyday Foods; and Super Crocs & Monster Wings: Modern Animals’ Ancient Pasts. She lives on Gabriola Island in British Columbia.

Bambi Edlund is an illustrator and designer living in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Awards and reviews for Before the World Was Ready *Best Books for Kids & Teens 2014, Canadian Children’s Book Centre *Lane Anderson Award *Canadian Science Writers’ Association Award finalist *Red Cedar Book Award finalist *2015 Information Book Award finalist, Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada *2015 Rocky Mountain Book Award nomination “Aside from providing interesting biographical reading, this book is replete with life lessons for adolescents and tweens about flouting popularity in the name of what is right.”—Booklist “This engaging book has much to offer both children and adults and would be a wonderful personal gift or addition to any science classroom or library.”—The Guardian Awards and reviews for The World in Your Lunch Box *Eureka! Children’s Book Award, Silver *Best Books for Children List, Science Books & Films *Best Bets List, Ontario Library Association *Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children’s Book Centre *Next Generation Indie Book Award *Red Cedar Award *Recommended Reads List, Canadian Toy Testing Council *Canadian Science Writers’ Association Book Award finalist *Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award nomination *Silver Birch Award nomination “With a kid-friendly structure and super-goofy illustrations, this is probably the best book on the history and science of familiar food to have been published for kids in recent years.”—School Library Journal “Elevating the mundane into the realm of fascinating science and pop history, this book also offers a successful formula for encouraging students to enjoy nonfiction texts.”—Booklist

“A smart overall survey sprinkled with choice nuggets of garbage lore. Dig in.”

“This empowering read will motivate kids to think about a problem very close at hand and to dream up possible solutions for the future.”

“Laid out in easy-to-read sections with plenty of colorful illustrations, this slim volume is readable yet comprehensive.”

“This thorough overview of waste provides a great introduction to the topic and offers other resources and a great bibliography for follow up reading. Bambi Edmund’s humorous and engaging drawings will draw in the grades 4-6 readers, as will the sidebars of ‘smart ideas’, ‘cool facts’ and ‘trash talk’ and the constant flow of topics.”