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Dress and live greener | for tweens & young teens from Multcolib My Librarian Kate

These books and articles provide an introduction how our clothing is made, how advertising affects our choices, and how what we decide to buy can affect workers and the environment. This list for 4th-8th graders was created by a librarian for someone asking for suggestions about sustainable fashion. Get your personalized suggestions by using the link at the end of this list. [updated 3/2024]

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15 items

  • Fashion Forward

    Striving for Sustainable Style

    Delisle, Raina,
    Explore the social and environmental issues within the fashion industry while reading about the history of fashion and learning about people, companies and organizations that are taking positive action on fashion.
    Book, 2022[Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, 2022. — j 338.47687 D354f 2022
  • Looks at trade throughout history and the need for fair treatment for workers. The final chapter, Making Change, shares ideas for getting involved as a consumer and/or activitist. Visuals and fact boxes break up the text.
    Book, 2017[Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, [2017] — j 174.4 J777f 2017
  • Follow Your Stuff

    Who Makes It, Where Does It Come From, How Does It Get to You?

    Sylvester, Kevin,
    Four products are tracked -- t-shirt, books, cell phones, asthma inhalers--and each section asks questions about that industry. What materials are needed to make a t-shirt and who makes them? How does a store owner decide about profit they need? …
    Book, 2019Toronto : Annick Press, [2019] — j 306.3 S985f 2019
  • Fashionopolis

    the Secrets Behind the Clothes We Wear

    Thomas, Dana, 1964-
    Introduces the complicated world of apparel manufacturing.
    Book, 2022New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2022. — j 746.92 T4554f 2022
  • Mad for Ads

    How Advertising Gets (and Stays) in Our Heads

    Fyvie, Erica, 1973-
    A guide through an ad-saturated world. Learn how to decode and think critically about ads. Topics covered include the history of advertising, how ads are created, the anatomy of an ad from brand logo to tagline, how advertisers use psychological…
    Book, 2021Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2021] — j 659.1 F999m 2021
  • Zero Waste Kids

    Hands-on Projects and Activities to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

    Greenfield, Rob, 1986-
    Fun and practical projects designed to help reduce waste, reuse materials, and recycle.
    Book, 2022Beverly, MA : Quarry Books, 2022. — j 363.7282 G8128z 2022
  • Less Is More

    Join the Low-waste Movement

    Payne, Leah (Leah S.),
    Explores the low-waste movement and how to get involved.
    Book, 2023[Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, 2023. — j 363.737 P3465L 2023
  • When a boy vandalizes a community garden sign, he has to volunteer at the garden. One of the gardeners teaches him about the garden as well as how our decisions and lifestyles impact the planet, and how even a kid can make choices to live more…
    Graphic Novel, 2022New York : First Second, 2022. — jgn 640.286 BOYLE 2022
  • Trash Revolution

    Breaking the Waste Cycle

    Fyvie, Erica, 1973-
    Stuff has a life cycle--materials harvested, things are made, distributed, consumed, and trashed or recycled. This book answers questions such as: How long does it take for a cotton T-shirt to decompose in a landfill? Can a bike helmet be made from…
    Book, 2018Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2018] — j 363.728 F999w 2018
  • Our landfills are filling up. What can be reused, repaired or reformatted so we can reduce our waste? Insulating homes with jeans or weaving old fishing nets into carpeting are just a couple ideas that will spark readers' imaginations. Full-color…
    Book, 2015Victoria, BC, Canada ; Custer, WA, USA : Orca Book Publishers, [2015] — j 363.728 M954t 2015
  • Leaving Our Mark

    Reducing Our Carbon Footprint

    Dickmann, Nancy,
    This book looks at energy made by burning fossil fuels and waste created from trashed packaging. Find out what your carbon footprint is, how it's affecting the Earth, and ways to reduce your footprint. Includes a short chapter on shopping.
    Book, 2016St. Catharines, Ontario ; New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing Company, [2016] — j 363.7 D5539L 2016
  • This article from Skipping Stones magazine (July 2019) focuses on the impact of fast changing fashion industry which causes obsolete fashion products like clothes ending up in landfills. Topics discussed include safety and fair wages of garment…
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  • A one-page article about the fashion industry and how you can help reduce waste. From New Moon Girls. Mar/Apr2020. You will need your library card to access the article.
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