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Respect Yo' Mama: Here Comes Mr. Recycle
Man!  35
min. DVD. PPR.
Garbage in...Films/Moving Pictures. Color cover.
Not one of Snoop Dogg's
latest matriarchal odes, Respect Yo 'Mama (a.k.a. Mother
Nature) is actually devoted to the subject of recycling. Backed by
an eclectic, environmentally-friendly
soundtrackincluding "This Land Is Your
Land" and music by Dr. Elmo of "Grandma Got Run Over By a
Reindeer" famethe program, hosted by Jack and Inga (who's so
dedicated, her fleece-style jacket is made from recycled plastic!),
looks at recycling processes (with detailed footage of crushing,
separating, and melting), workers in the field (including dump
owners, sorters, "Dan, the Tree Man," and "Mr.
Recycle" pickup guy Jorge), and people who have taken the
"creative solution" idea to the extreme, including a man
who built a house constructed from "hybrid adobe" (made of
paper pulp, water, and earth) for $1,400; and an artist who creates
sculptures from trash (including a Mona Lisa!). An enlightening
conservation-minded overview of recycling, this is recommended. Aud:
E, I, P. (/. Williams-Wood)
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What people are saying about
Respect Yo' Mama Here Comes Mr. Recycle Man:
"It's
Fun!"
" Entertaining and never
Condescending"
"An Important
Film"
"Great
Music!"
"Worth the Price just for the
Soundtrack"
"Visually Beautiful and Interesting with a strong Musical
Soundtrack"
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Respect Yo' Mama: Here Comes Mr. Recycle
Man. DVD. color. 35 min. Garbage in Films & Moving
Pictures.
Gr 2 Up-Intended to make children
enthusiastic about recycling, the film's two main characters
introduce and explain the importance of conservation and provide
information about the garbage cycle and recycling. Viewers are shown
in great detail how many materials, including glass, paper, and
steel, are recycled. Children will love all of the truck and machine
action with the mixture of jazz and folk music in the background.
This section features men and women discussing the various processes
of changing garbage into reusable items, such as iron being
transformed into brake drums. The film concludes with an artist
describing the projects that he creates with discarded Sterns.
Viewers are asked to think of creative ways to recycle their
garbage. An interesting way to expose children to the importance of
conservation and recycling.-Cynthia Grabke, Thayer Public Library,
Braintree, MA
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Respect Yo' Mama: Here Comes
Mr. Recycle Man! 35min. Garbage In,
DVD. Gr. 6-8.
Make
way for this fantastic film!
Through live-action
footage, the program showcases the methods, machines, and manpower
involved in the recycling of iron, steel, paper, glass, plastic, and
tree and yard waste. Enormous machines, including the shear,
magnetic crane, shipyard cranes, and steel-melting machines, are
highlighted. Various persons discuss a wide spectrum of problems
associated with garbage and recycling. The entertaining and
informative script moves the program at a brisk pace and never seems
condescending. The visuals are equally spectacular and presented in
great color and resolution and in an innovative fashion. The program
covers the entire spectrum of waste technology and recycling,
including the processing of recycled materials into adobe
"bricks," plastic sculptures, and pipe and brake drums.
Recommended for school libraries.
James
Scholtz
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This Land Is Your Land,
So let's all do our part to keep it Green and Clean!
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