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Bella and the Journey of the Bottle

Bella found a plastic bottle on the green grass.

Young girl, curious, brown hair, green eyes finds a bottle, outside on the lawn.

She picked it up and wondered, 'Where does it go?'

Young girl, curious, brown hair, green eyes holding the bottle, curious about its disposal.

Mom said, 'Bella, that bottle can be recycled!'

Young girl, curious, brown hair, green eyes's mom introduces the concept of recycling.

Recycled? Bella was confused but wanted to learn.

Young girl, curious, brown hair, green eyes shows confusion and interest in learning.

They took the bottle to the Recycling Plant.

Young girl, curious, brown hair, green eyes and mom journey to the recycling center.

The bottle went on a big, moving belt!

Young girl, curious, brown hair, green eyes observes the bottle on the conveyor belt.

She watched it get crushed and washed with others.

The bottle gets processed at the plant.

'Now it's flakes. These get melted,' said Mom.

Young girl, curious, brown hair, green eyes learns how bottles are transformed into flakes.

Melted into new shapes, the bottle's journey continued.

Transformation of the recycled material into new items.

A new water bottle? A bench? What will it be?

Young girl, curious, brown hair, green eyes imagines the possibilities for the recycled bottle.

Mom explained, 'Recycling helps our earth, you see?'

Young girl, curious, brown hair, green eyes's mom explains the purpose of recycling.

Bella smiled, 'I'll recycle to keep our earth happy!'

Young girl, curious, brown hair, green eyes understands recycling and is happy to participate.

Reflection Questions

  • How do you think Bella felt when she learned about recycling?
  • Why is it important to recycle, like Bella did?
  • Can you think of a time when you helped the earth?

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