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Let’s go on a litter hunt

Name: Let’s go on a litter hunt
ISBN: 9781776231232

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Sue Adams - Author

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CC BY 4.0

Credits & Licence

Originally published by Book Dash. Writer: Sue Adams. Illustrator: Lyn Leventhorpe. Designer: Nadene Reignier. Editor: Angela Briggs.

Cover resized and converted to WebP; artwork unchanged. Suitabook’s AI guidance is a separate assessment.

Original Book on Book Dash

A warm, patterned story about children and parents working together to tidy their yard, with a clear sequence of searching, sorting and finishing.

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Book Analysis

At a Glance

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Litter· RewardedShared responsibility· RewardedFamily teamwork· Rewarded

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Beyond the Cover

littershared responsibilityfamily teamwork

FictionPicture book

Themes in Context

Looking after the yard

The family searches for litter in the yard, separates it into material groups and puts it in a bin; the children are thanked and given a treat.Rewarded in the plot

How the book presents it: The story presents tidying as a cooperative activity and explicitly rewards the children for helping.

Talk about: What kinds of care for a shared place can children take part in safely?

Why It May Be Worth Reading

The repeating hunt structure invites children to spot objects in the illustrations and anticipate the next category. It also gives a concrete setting for talking about care for shared spaces.

What Deserves Attention

The children react with “Yuck! ” to dirty rubbish, including tins with insects and soiled paper. The disgust is brief and playful, but may stand out to a child sensitive to mess.

A Conversation Worth Having

Why do you think the children wear gloves, and are there kinds of litter you would not pick up yourself?

Reading Approach

Pause at the illustrated finds and invite your child to name or sort them. You could also discuss when to ask an adult for help rather than handling rubbish.

Confidence & Basis

Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. The complete text and illustrations were available for this guide.

What remains unconfirmed

Looking after the yard: The story focuses on collecting and binning litter; it does not explain recycling or what happens to the rubbish afterwards.

Book Dash — Let’s go on a litter hunt

Complete story and illustrations · ISBN 9781776231232

Checked: 8 October 2026.

Relevant to: Looking after the yard

Benefits, discussion questions and reading approaches are suggestions. Your knowledge of your child remains part of the decision.

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