WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR TOOTHBRUSH WHEN YOU THROW IT AWAY?
A brilliantly topical and delightfully funny picture book from internationally bestselling author M. G. Leonard, that shows children what happens to their plastic toothbrushes after they're thrown away.
Children use their toothbrushes each morning and evening, and get new ones every few months. That's billions of toothbrushes! What happens to them all when they're no longer needed? And if toothbrushes take thousands of years to break down, what does that mean for our planet?
With a fun cast of plastic characters, from pirate-ship bottles to dancing shampoos, and even an inquisitive albatross, Sofia's Toothbrush is a positive and heart-warming story to help children explore the impact their choices have on our planet.
The Tale of a Toothbrush is published by Walker Books and illustrated by Daniel Rieley.
The book contains a spread about the problem with plastics at the back and was inspired by M. G. Leonard’s work with Authors4Oceans.
ACTIVITIES AND CLASSROOM RESOURCES
Watch this BBC Teach lesson based on The Tale of a Toothbrush in which Kate Humble reads the whole story and there are lots of discussion points and suggested activities.
DOWNLOAD THIS TALE OF A TOOTHBRUSH ACTIVITY PACK
