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Victor Wouk: the father of the hybrid car (Voices for Green Choices Ser.)
By Sean Callery. 2009
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Biography, Science and technology, Science and medicine biography, General non-fiction
Human-narrated audio
Biography of the American electrical engineer Victor Wouk (1919-2005), who in 1974 invented the hybrid car, which runs on gas…
and electricity. Discusses the environmental issues that his invention addressed and the commercial success of these alternative vehicles twenty-seven years later. For grades 4-7. 2009
Cool crafts with old cds: Green projects for resourceful kids
By Capstone. 2020
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Hobbies and crafts
Human-narrated audio
Grab some old CDs and get to work. Keep your secrets safe with a hidden journal. Show off some shiny…
jewelry. Create a frame for your favorite photos. Learn how to make all of these projects and more when you reuse what you already have. Who knew you could do so much with a pile of old CDs?
Cool crafts with old jeans: Green projects for resourceful kids
By Capstone. 2020
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Hobbies and crafts
Human-narrated audio
Grab an old pair of jeans and get to work. Create a fashionable pocket purse. Braid a belt. Decorate your…
room with denim. Learn how to make all of these projects and more when you reuse what you already have. Who knew you could do so much with an old pair of jeans?
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Hobbies and crafts
Automated braille
A craft book that also includes a brief history of trash that shows how the invention of disposable products and…
packaging has created increasing waste. Organized into sections based on recyclable materials (paper, plastic, metal, fabric), the easy-to-follow projects include a "Fancy Foil Fish" aluminum mobile, paper jewellery, and milk-carton castles. Also includes tips for "living lightly" (or, producing less garbage) on Earth. Grades 3-6. 2004.