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Here comes the garbage barge!  Cover Image Book Book

Here comes the garbage barge! / written by Jonah Winter ; illustrated by Red Nose Studio. --

Winter, Jonah, 1962- (Author). Red Nose Studio. (Added Author).

Summary:

In the spring of 1987, the town of Islip, New York, with no place for its 3,168 tons of garbage, loads it on a barge that sets out on a 162-day journey along the east coast, around the Gulf of Mexico, down to Belize, and back again, in search of a place willing to accept and dispose of its very smelly cargo.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0375852182
  • ISBN: 9780375852183
  • Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.
  • Edition: 1st ed. --
  • Publisher: New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, c2010.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
"Ages 4-8"--P. [2] of cover.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 22.99
Subject: Refuse and refuse disposal > Juvenile fiction.
Barges > Juvenile fiction.
Voyages and travels > Juvenile fiction.
Islip (N.Y.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch STO JP Winte 31681002063030 PICTURE Available -


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