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Dear Garbage Man
Dear Garbage Man
Author: Gene Zion
It is Stan's first day on the job as a garbage man. He is very happy. The first piece of trash he finds in a horseshoe made of flowers, with a ribbon that says "Best Luck to Emily." It is much too pretty to throw away, so Stan hangs it on the front of his truck. All day long people admire the cheerful-looking garbage truck named Emily. And the h...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780440842002
ISBN-10: 044084200X
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Publisher: Trumpet Club
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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The moral of this story is that it is GOOD to not try to fix broken things before you throw them away, because it is NICE to make lots of trash so that swamps can be filled in to make playgrounds for children.

This book starts out sweet but I will not read it again to my 21st century child.