He never got to play with the other toys in the house because they were all new and clean and perfect and he was not. He was found by a little girl one night who took him to her grannies and she fixed. Dougal the garbage dump bear by matt dray older book 2005 this little picture book treasure was sitting in a pile of donated books. Im looking for a book i was given when i was in primary school, this would have been roughly 1996.
The book had a lovely flow to it and uses rhyming throughout the book. We had a lot of parents take this book out and abruptly bring it back the next day. He enlists the help of the grumpy dump worker and eventually they find the bear and go home. Here comes the garbage barge read by justin theroux youtube. Thought it would fit a few units of inquiry in my school from how we organize ourselves knowing about people in the community to sharing the planet with recycling and reusing items vs.
Dont miss the note in the beginning that explains how dougal was found by the author matt drey. The 1980s were like a totally awesome decade, dude. The little boy who owns the bear goes racing to the dump to find him. I am looking for a childrens book that i thought was called the great oak. Raise your hand if you grew up reading childrens books from the 1980s.
Here comes the garbage barge is written by jonah winter, illustrated by red nose studio and read by justin theroux. What i remember of the book was a teddy bear was abandoned at a dump. Dougal the garbage dump bear by matt dray dougal was a shy little bear with a heart of gold. Dougal the garbage dump bear by matt dray goodreads. Childrens books from the 80s that kids and parents still. The text is refreshingly nonpreachy, portraying some charming personalities and friendships with dougal, the garbage dump workers, and a variety of castoff toys. I think the story predates that as it was set not long after the war i think. Im really happy with this list of 20th century classic childrens books from the 1980s even though using the term classic is becoming more and more suspect as we close in on the 21st century. I purchased 12 books and gave them to all our favorite young families this christmas. Dougal the bear ends up at the dump, he meets a friend, and gets to ride in the garbage truck with the men. I included a mix of lesser known 1980s books plus a handful of. I think its one of the bialosky the bear books by leslie mcguire.
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