I really enjoyed this book. I think that Child did a great job teaching readers about recycling, and I think it would work really well to read this during a lesson regarding recycling too. I especially enjoy how the illustrations display the effect it has on the earth if we do not recycle. I think a book like this can encourage young readers to take action and start recycling themselves. Great read. ( )

"We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers"... another funny, quirky title that really captures Lauren Child's style as an author. This book is great for introducing children to the concept of recycling and how it makes the world a better place. It does so in a funny and engaging way that may make kids more interested in recycling than if it were an article of some sort. I love the illustrations, as usual, and how Lauren uses them to tell parts of the story she doesn't put into words. I flagged this one and will definitely be using it in my classroom in the future to teach kids about recycling- maybe I'll even set a goal and give THEM their own tree for doing a great job! ( )

Finally a book about Charlie and Lola that has a real meaning behind it, and one that really needs to be known, especially by children. RECYCLE. I really loved that the book gave reasons and examples of this fact, and how to go about it (Or at least ask questions, making their parents set up the proper ways to). ( )

After being scared from seeing how much of a pigsty her friends room is, Lola decides she wants to clean out her room and throw away all of the things she no longer wants. Her brother, Charlie, suggests that she recycle her trash so that it does not get wasted. After introducing Lola to what recycling is and showing her how to recycle, Lola finds out about a recycling contest. With the help of her friends and the kids at their school, the save up enough recycling to sin a real tree to put in their school yard. This particular book by Lauren Child teaches kids about the real dangers of throwing everything away. Although it is exagerated a bit, it still pushes kids in the direction go recycling instead of throwing things away. Child touches on the confusion that a child may experience when they begin to recycle, like unrolling toilet paper just to get the carton from the middle. I feel this is one of the best children books on this particular subject and I would love to teach students about recycling using this book specifically. ( )

This book is a fictional story about Charlie and her little sister Lola. Lola learns what it means to recycle and wants to start on the contest. Lola begins the contest and passes the news on to her friends. Although this book is about fictional character but has many good points to teach students about recycling. Overall this book is good read and has great ideas.
Age: 5th-8th has lots of words
Illustrations: From TV animations ( )

A young girl named Lola is appalled when she sees her friend's older brother's messy room. She decides that she will take all the things she does not want anymore and throw them all away. Her older brother, Charlie, informs her that she should recycle. He explains to her the benefits of recycling, for both the planet and other people. Lola is so ecstatic to be recycling that she enters to win a contest. She gets help from family, friends, and classmates to collect one hundred tin cans, plastic things, and things made out of paper. Even though it was hard work, Lola completed this task. She received her very own tree to plant, and she planted it at school with all her friends. This book would be perfect to introduce kids/students to the importance of reusing and recycling. Charlie and Lola find the fun in helping the environment, and in return receive a present. ( )

It's almost impossible to write good stories that directly teach important lessons. This almost pulls it off. Especially enjoyable, I'm sure, for fans of the other Charlie and Lola books, like me. ( )

Lola cleans a messy room and Charlie teaches her about recycling.

When Charlie finds Lola cleaning out her room, he decides to teach her about recycling. Charlie tells his sister about a program that will give her a tree to plant if she recycles enough stuff. She likes the idea of getting a free tree and tries to gather some recyclables. It does not take her long to realize that she cannot do it alone. Lauren Child used her usual cartoony type of illustration. The text in this story is easier to read than other books written by Lauren Child that I have read. While reading this book I did not have to rotate the book to different angles to read the text. ( )

Lola see's the messy pigsty of a room her friend has, and has a sudden urge to completely clean out her own room. She comes up with a pile of toys she no longer wants and is going to throw away but her brother tells her that she should recycle them. He explains to her what recycling means. Lola finds a contest that says if she recycles 100 things from three categories (metal, paper, plastic) that she will receive a real tee to plant. Lola worries about being able to collect everything by the entry deadline, so she gets her whole class in on the fun and they all collect things to recycle together. An appropriate book for ages 3-6.
(Children's Museum of Tacoma Library)

This book was cute and it can be used to to teach basic rules of recycling. This can be used in a recycling lesson, or even science. It can be caterered to grades 1-5.

I think these books are cute, but there is something slightly annoying about the language used in it (maybe I'm just a grammar Nazi and find the excessive use of adverbs to be redundant). I love the illustrations and I think that the message sent to children about recycling is a good message to send. ( )

I love Charlie and Lola books. This books reaches students about recycling in a fun way. I think it would be a great story for Earth Day or maybe a lesson on recycling. I think it would inspire many ideas in students. ( )

Lola helps Charlie realize the importance of recycling and what can happen to the planet if they don't. Lola and Charlie enter a contest to win their very own real tree. They get extra help from their friends to recycle. Soon everyone at school is recycling. This is a great book to help children understand how important recycling is for our planet. I have seen Charlie and Lola on television, but I've never read a picture book based off them. I personally loved the book. It also had humor in it, which was great. ( )

Lola has a dirty room and wants to throw everything out. So Charlie introduces the art of recycling. Lola gets so good at it her friends even begin to recycle. ( )

Child, Lauren

Charlie and Lola: We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers
2009. 32pp. $16.99 hc. Dial. 978-0-8037-3335-0. Grades K-3

When Lola decides that she needs to rid her room of some of her clutter, her brother Charlie suggests that, rather than throwing away things she does not want to keep, she should recycle them. Lola begins a project at her school to recycle different types of items; for a certain number of items of each type, a student can place a paper leaf on a picture of a tree, and when all the leaves are pasted to the picture, the students will earn a real tree to plant at their school. Just when it looks as though Lola’s classmates cannot gather enough recycled materials to earn a tree, Lola’s friend comes to the rescue with a box of recyclables. The childlike, colorful line drawings in this book bring the vivid characters, especially enthusiastic, spunky Lola, to life. The story is an easy to understand introduction to the concept of recycling; it is printed on recycled paper, and includes a section in the back of the book about ways kids can get involved in recycling and other environmentally friendly activities. ( )

Love the mixed media illustrations using parts of real photographs among the drawings. Cute humor.

This is a really good book for teaching teamwork, recycling, and taking care of the planet. It begins with Lola being dared to go into a friend's older brother's bedroom that is extremely messy and stinks. This motivates Lola to do some cleaning herself and get rid of things she doesn't need or use anymore. Charlie tells her about recycling and how it is good for the planet. Lola's mom then gets her a comic about recycling and there is a contest and if you win you get to plant your very own tree. Lola finds this extremely exciting and cool. With the help of her brother and friends at school they are able to plant their very own tree as a class. Great book in incorporate into a lesson plan, I would even have the contest and plant a tree at the end of the semester with my class. Great teaching tool. ( )

Lola learns about recycling in this wonderfully illustrated book about how to take care of your planet. ( )

This fiction book is both funny and educational for the lower elementary students. It includes a story about sisters who are dared to go into their friend’s bedroom only to discover it is a messy pigsty. As a result, the idea of recycling is introduced and is turned into a school wide event. What it means to recycle is explained as well as what items can be recycled. Items that are typically made from recycled material are also described. I rate this book a 5 out of 5 because it contains useful information about recycling in regards to the good it does for the environment and how recycling can be worthwhile and fun. ( )

Charlie and Lola decide to start a recycling program to get a real tree to plant for their school. It comes with activities to do in a classroom.

Another addition to the Charlie and Lola books, "We are Extremely Very Good Recyclers" is a book to teach the importance of recycling to young readers. The two of them go through different aspects of what it takes to be a good recyclers and how if affects the earth. ( )

Teaches about recycling. ( )

$16.99