The Wartville Wizard
PreSchool-Grade 4 A tidy old man spent his time cleaning up the litter that the thoughtless slobs of Wartville left behind. One day, tired of his lot, he gives up, and Mother Nature gives him ``power over trash.'' He then commands that litter ``go back and stick to the person who threw you.'' The townspeople are dismayed, and the Wizard agrees to release them from their trash if they promise not to litter again. Madden's ecology lesson is humorous, and his breezy, colorful illustrations add to the comic and trash-laden predicament in which the citizens of Wartville find themselves. Good for story hour and for reinforcing basic ecology principles, this book will be enjoyed by independent readers and by story hour groups. Gayle D. Celizic, Roosevelt School, ClevelandCopyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.