By M. G. Leonard (author) , Daniel Rieley (illustrator)
"A positive and funny tale to illustrate to young children the impact of plastic on our world and how their actions can change things"
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A Story of Plastic in Our Oceans
A brilliantly topical and delightfully funny picture book from internationally bestselling author M.G. Leonard, which shows children what happens to their plastic toothbrushes after they're thrown away.
Children use their toothbrush each morning and evening, and get new ones every few months. That's billions of toothbrushes! What happens to them all when they're no longer needed? And if toothbrushes take thousands of years to break down, what does that mean for our planet?
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With a fun cast of plastic characters, from pirate-ship bottles to dancing shampoos, and even an inquisitive albatross, The Tale of a Toothbrush is a positive and heart-warming story to help children explore the impact their choices have on our planet.
Featured in 'M&B's Book Shelf'. - Mother & Baby
Great book if your wanting to teach your child to be eco-friendly. - Lilys Little Learners
The Tale of a Toothbrush is a positive and heart-warming story with messages about the effect plastic has on our world, and ideas about how you can reuse your old toothbrush rather than throw it away. - Parent Talk
Featured in Mums & Tots. - Mums & Tots
M.G. Leonard has made up stories since she was a girl, but back then adults called them lies or tall tales and she didn't write them down.
As a grown up, her favourite things to create stories about are beetles, birds, and trains. Her books have been translated into over forty languages and won many awards. She is the vice president of the insect charity Buglife, and a founding author of Authors4Oceans.
She lives in Brighton with her husband, two sons, a fat cat called Kasper, a dog called Nell, and a variety of exotic beetles.
Find the books in M G Leonard and Sam Sedgman's series, Adventures on Trains, here.
M.G. Leonard has a first-class honours degree in English Literature and an MA in Shakespeare Studies from Kings College London. She is the author of Beetle Boy and is still overcoming her fear of all things creepy crawly. She works in London as the Senior Digital Media Producer for the National Theatre, and previously worked at the Royal Opera House and Shakespeare’s Globe. Leonard spent her early career in the music industry running Setanta Records, an independent record label, and managing bands, most notably The Divine Comedy. After leaving the music industry, she trained as an actor, dabbling in directing and producing as well as performing, before deciding to write her stories down. Leonard lives in Brighton with her partner and two sons and her pet rainbow stag beetle.
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Children use their toothbrush each morning and evening, and get new ones every few months. That's billions of toothbrushes!
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Tale of a Toothbrush and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
The Tale of a Toothbrush features in the following genres: Ecological and Environmental Interest - Non Fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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The Tale of a Toothbrush was written by M. G. Leonard and published by Walker Books Ltd
The Tale of a Toothbrush has 32 pages
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