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Let’s go on a litter hunt
Sue Adams
CC BY 4.0Credits & 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: Let’s go on a litter hunt (opens in a new tab)- Reading
- 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.
- Themes
- 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. The story presents tidying as a cooperative activity and explicitly rewards the children for helping.
- Worth knowing
- 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.