Meet the Community Helpers! Books

In this title, beginning readers follow Tom and Tammy, a team of garbage collectors, on their morning route. Readers will learn about the collectors’ many responsibilities, including picking up trash and recycling bins from homes, driving and operating garbage trucks, and checking the trucks for safety. Vibrant illustrations and carefully leveled text will engage young readers in a supportive educational fiction reading experience. Children can learn more about garbage collectors and garbage trucks using Fact Surfer, our safe online search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. This book also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a picture glossary, an index, a table of contents, and a quiz to reinforce content. Grasshopper Books offers simple, fun fiction for emerging readers. A Day with a Garbage Collector is part of Jump!’s Meet the Community Helpers! series.