Rubbish?: Don't Throw It Away! Linda Newbery 9781913074197

Make fir cones into little owls and paper plates into animal masks. Turn a cardboard box into a fantastic castle and odd socks into fun puppets. You can even use an old sink to make a wonderful wildlife pond, with water lilies and even frogs.

Follow Dragonfly Nursery as they get creative and discover the fun of 'upcycling'. Simple Make-It instructions are included.

Rubbish? Not any more!

Linda Newbery has published widely for young readers and adults, with titles including the Costa Children's winner Set in Stone. Her previous picture book is Posy, illustrated by Catherine Rayner. As well as writing, she now spends much of her time campaigning for animal and environmental causes such as Compassion in World Farming, Feed Our Future and the League Against Cruel Sports. This Book is Cruelty Free - Animals and Us, for teenagers and adults, is a guide to compassionate living. She lives in Oxfordshire.

Katie Rewse is an illustrator based in Bournemouth, England, where she studied for both her BA and MA in illustration. Climate Action, by Georgina Stevens, illustrated by Katie Rewse, was longlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards and was one of Waterstones' children's books of the month. Katie is particularly interested in how illustration can be used to inspire positive change and she finds inspiration in the outdoors, travel and adventure.

"Combining a brightly illustrated narrative with a sense of tips and resource ideas, children 3+ will be inspired by the raft of creative ideas for making unwanted rubbish into castles, puppets, masks, mobiles and more. With diverse characters and accessible short chunks of dialogue this hardback is perfect to read and share in EYEFS settings or at home.

Packed with imaginative and meaningful upcycling fun. Rubbish? Don't Throw it Away! Is a joyful antidote to waste and leftovers."

"This book is perfect for school as well as home, showing that up-cycling can be great fun. Caring for the use and also the re-use of the world's resources is an important lesson to share with young children, showing how up- cycling rather than recycling can be a fun every day activity. Be inspired and see how much you can do with your own "rubbish".