Combining eccentric characters, short chapters and lively illustrations, this delightful new series is ideal for confident, independent readers. Full of joy and laughter, this quirky adventure also carries an important environmental message about waste, pollution and recycling
BookTrust Great Books Guide 2021
Children will love them and their recycled world, and these stories are beautifully accessible and perfectly illustrated by Lydia Corry
LoveReading4Kids
This is not only a terrific story for newly independent readers to enjoy on their own but if your junior classes are planning an environmental or recycling unit this would make a super introduction to some serial reading... Little ones will enjoy the creativity of the Tindims, their quirky personalities and will, no doubt, be able to come up with many ideas of their own'
Just So Stories
It takes a skilled and singular talent to create a book that marries an ecological message with a ripping yarn. And here there are two – mother and daughter Gardner and Corry... This stands as a perfectly realised new world that intrepid young minds will want to return to'
Big Issue
A wonderful tale of adventure and friendship... Told in a beautifully simple but engaging way, it encourages discussion about issues facing our oceans today... An essential read to inspire little ones to grow up to care about conservation. After finishing it, you'll be eager to read the next instalments!'
VIP Reading
A great way of enlightening young minds to the very current problem that plastic waste creates in our oceans today... A great fictional tale to accompany a primary school topic on plastic waste, recycling and the oceans'
ReadingZone
The short, funny stories have an important environmental message as well as lots of inspiration for junk modelling at home. Thanks to the books' sweet illustrations and the dyslexia-friendly font, these chapter books are brilliant for emerging and reluctant readers aged 5+
- Toppsta,
With the current focus on the environment and its sustainability, this is the perfect series to share with newly independent young readers who are looking for an engaging read that relates to their world but with a little bit of magic and escapism thrown in
- Barbara Braxton, teacher & librarian,
Join the Tindims – Skittle, Pinch and Brew – on their adventures around Rubbish Island... Teach your class about the power of recycling, and the effect of excess rubbish on the sea and climate through this whimsical tale. Easy enough for KS1 children to follow along with, the story also provides ample opportunities for older readers to explore the subject matter'
Teach Primary