Grubbix, the Trash Monster
Romanian title: Ghizuroi, monstrul de gunoi
David's first adventure, in a park he no longer recognises.
One summer day, David arrives with his dog Terra at a park full of rubbish: wrappers in the grass, empty cans by the bench, gum stuck everywhere. And in the middle of it all sits Ghizuroi, a sad monster made from the very waste people threw away.
Ghizuroi isn't wicked. He is lonely and misunderstood, and he has a great deal to tell. From him, David learns what happens where we never look: how a single discarded battery can do harm for hundreds of years, how litter reaches the soil that feeds us and the water we drink.
This is the first book in the „Adventures to Save the Planet” collection, the beginning of a friendship between a child and the nature around him, illustrated by Daniela Rusen and Toni Muntean.
Alina Diaconu’s imaginative tales contain vitally important themes that we all need to be aware of and will hopefully inspire children to take a more active and involved role in the future of our planet.
What the child learns from this story
- Why we don't drop litter, and how much harm it does
- What recycling means: paper, plastic, metal, batteries
- The link between rubbish, soil, water and our health
- That the planet is everyone's home, and caring for it starts with each of us
Published in English as „Grubbix, the Trash Monster”.
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