Putting it in Perspective

What Milly Did provides a historical context for recycling and shows how Milly influenced the modern recycling movement. Break students into small groups and have them review the book to identify ways in which Milly’s parents and their generation reused things and why...

For More Information…

This book includes tools to help readers locate critical information quickly and efficiently. As a class, review the following sections: Glossary, the Table of Plastic Resins, For Further Reading, Selected Sources, Source Notes, Acknowledgments and Index. Why are each...

Fact Scavenger Hunt

Have students test their comprehension by answering the following questions and recording the number of the page where the answer is located. Come together as a class and discuss their answers. Where did Milly first see recycling in action? How did Milly get the money...

Critique the Text

Did the author do a good job organizing the text? Crafting the text? Did the author follow the text structures for the genre? Explain.

Connect to the Text

Does any part of the book remind you of the world and what is occurring now or has happened in the past? How have your own experiences deepened your understanding? How are the events in this text similar to other events? Do you connect in any way with a character in...