Compost Crew: A Schoolyard Mission to Turn "Ew" into "Wow"

By Chloe Bly

Compost Crew: A Schoolyard Mission to Turn "Ew" into "Wow"

Four friends spot a lunchroom problem-mountains of peels, crusts, and leftovers-and turn it into a school garden win. With a little courage (and a lot of leaves), Maya, Theo, Jamal, and Lina l

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Kiddies Hub
• Release date: Nov 18, 2025
• ISBN: 9798295413841

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COMPOST CREW

A SCHOOLYARD MISSION TO TURN EW INTO "WOW

CHLOE BLY

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Introduction

The lunch bell rings, trays clatter, and a mountain of peels and crusts slides toward the trash. Ew! someone says as a banana peel sticks to the side of the can. Flies spin and the air smells sour-sweet like old juice. Four friends—Maya, Theo, Jamal, and Lina—watch the mess and frown. What a waste.

After class, Ms. Green holds up a jar of crumbly, chocolate-brown stuff. Compost, she says, smiling. It smells like a forest after rain. Tiny wiggles and specks move inside. Lunch leftovers can become food for our school garden. With air, water, and time, scraps turn into soil.

Mr. Cruz shows them a sunny corner