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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 2025 · Est. 4 min read-aloud
A Day in the Life of a Garbage Truck
Part of the A Day in the Life of a Community Service Vehicle series
Discover the secrets of garbage trucks from dawn to dusk.
4.5/5 Goodreads · 2 ratings
24 pages· 485 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Follow a garbage truck's journey from sunrise to sunset, uncovering the hidden world of waste collection. Explore the equipment and controls that make trash pick-up possible. What happens to the trash after collection? Dive into the daily life of these essential community vehicles and the people who operate them.
From the publisher
Rumble! A large garbage truck comes down the street on its way to pick up trash. What else does a garbage truck do throughout the day? What equipment helps the truck do its job? Where does a truck take the trash? Take young readers behind the scenes to discover how waste collectors use garbage trucks from sunrise to sunset. Engaging, leveled text and photos showing the trucks in action combine to help readers learn more about these important community service vehicles.
At a glance
- Format
- Library Binding
- Pages
- 24
- Words
- 485
- Reading age
- 5–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 530L
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