Beautiful Junk by Karen Brackett and Rosie Manley/$8.95. Creative classroom uses for recyclable materials

Choose to Reuse by Nikki and David Goldbeck/$15.95. Available from Ceres Press, P.O. Box 87, Dept. CTR, Woodstock, N.Y. 12498. An encyclopedia of services, products, programs and charitable organizations that foster reuse.

Earthworks Press, Environmental Publishers, 91400 Shattuck Ave. #25, Berkeley, Ca. 94709. phone: 512-841-5866, offer a number of books and they will give discount rates for large quantities. Their offerings include:

• 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Recycle/$6.95
• Kid Heroes of the Environment/$4.95
• The Student Environmental Action Guide/$4.95
• 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth/$4.95
• The Next Step: 50 More Things You Can Do to Save the Earth/$4.95
• Vote for the Earth/$4.95 from the League of Conservation Voters.
• The Recycler's Handbook/$4.95

The EPA Office of Solid Waste (1-800-424-9396) has some free material including the following:

• "Adventures of the Garbage Gremlin" (#530-SW-90-024). A comic style booklet for grades 3-6. Posters are included.
• "Be An Environmentally Alert Consumer"(#530-SW-90-034A). Grades K-8
• "Let's Recycle!"(#SW-801). Lesson plans for grades K-6 or 7-12.

The Green Consumer by John Elkington, Julia Hailes, and Joel Makeover (Viking Penguin, 40 West 23rd St, NY, NY, 10010 /$8.95) Brand-specific handbook of environmentally responsible shopping choices.

Home Ecology by Karen Christenson(Fulcrum Publishing, 350 Indiana St., Golden, Colorado/$15.95) A complete overview of what you can do at home to help the environment. It's filled with practical tips that come only from actually applying environmental awareness in one's daily life.

The Paper Bag Prince by Colin Thompson/$15.00. Best for grades 2-4. An inspiring tale of one man's decision to clean up the land. When the town dump closes, he moves in and rejuvenates it. Great watercolors.

Ranger Rick (National Wildlife Federation, 8925 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, Va. 22184-0001) Trash Issue(Sept. 1990) Grades 1-6 activities, crafts, info.

Trash Attack! by Candace Savage (Contact: Douglas G. MacIntyre, Ltd., 585 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada M6GIK5/$12.95) Part of the "Earth Care Books" series for Ages 9-12.