This story illustrates the many different problems that occur when people do not follow rules. They develop bad habits. Examples depicted in the story include not taking baths, talking during story time, licking the icing off the cake, and littering. How Spider Stopped the Litterbugs . This story is an interesting read-aloud for discussing littering and recycling.
Simple illustrations make the point of caring for the Earth.
The Wartville Wizard . A copy of this book was given to every school for its media center. This story features an old man who fights a town of litterbugs by sending each piece of trash back to the person who dropped it. Mother Nature Nursery Rhymes . Advocacy Press, c1990.