Ag Athchúrsáil le Tríona Tuar Ceatha

Kids can learn how to reduce, reuse and recycle their waste with this charming Irish-language picture book. It is the second in Na Weatherbies story book series that features lovable weather characters who make it easy for young children to remember key concepts about the world around us and the need to take good care of our planet.

“Dé Luain, bíonn Tríona Tuar Ceatha i gcónaí ar bis mar gur sin an lá a dhéanann sí a hathchúrsáil arís.
Lena geairde ag cuidiú, oibrionn siad gan dua, ag foghlaim nach mbionn athchursáil iontach, iontach crua.
Tagann na Truailleáin dhána, ag scriosadh ar fud na háite, Ag déanamh trup is calláin agus an clós a fhágáil cráite.
An dig leis na Weatherbies stop a chur leis an truailliú?
An ndéanfaidh siad athchúrsáil agus am a bheith fágtha don súgradh?”

The Weatherbies curriculum-aligned books make lovely gifts for children, playgroups or schools. This book is also available in English as Rosie Rainbow’s Recycling Day–choose one book or get the pair for parallel learning!

Key Features

• ⁠Engaging eco story by Yvonne Fleming for ages 2–6

• Colourful pictures by James Salenga to enthral little ones

• Lovable, memorable characters modelling pro-social behaviours and values for young readers

• Irish and English editions available for parallel reading

• Aligned to The World Around Us and other key Areas of Learning in the Early Years and Foundation Stage curriculum

• Aligned to the four Aistear Early Childhood Curriculum Framework themes of wellbeing, identity and belonging, communicating, and exploring and thinking

• Aligned to 12 global Eco Schools themes

• Created by The Weatherbies Ltd, UK STEM Ambassadors, the official Early Years partners of Eco Schools NI and partners of Twinkl NI

  
  

Entertainment and education for young children

Written by Yvonne Fleming and illustrated by James Salenga, the colourful picture books in the Weatherbies series are perfect for introducing eco topics and other concepts to children at Early Years Foundation Stage. Na Weatherbies are a lovable community of friends who live, learn and play in the wonderful world of Skytown. Through their interactions with the world around them, each other, and the pesky Truailleáin, the Weatherbies gang teach pro-social behaviours and values such as co-operation and responsibility.

Language, music and learning

The book series is also available in English, and can be used as parallel texts, for children reading them side by side, or for non-Irish-speaking parents to read along with children learning Irish.

Learning is easier when music is involved! Kids can sing along with accompanying song Amhrán Athchúrsála Tríona Tuar Ceatha (Is Maith Athchúrsáil a Dhéanamh) on streaming platforms. The album Foinn Éicea by Na Weatherbies le Clare Galway, has a whole host of new eco-topical songs such as Cuir sa Bruscair É, Ag Athsholáthar Cumhachta ar Dhóigh Nádúrtha, Beacha Beaga Buí and many more.

Trusted educational partnerships

The Weatherbies are the official Early Years partners for Eco Schools NI, part of the global Eco Schools network delivering the Eco Schools programme by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), one of the world's largest environmental education organisations. The book series and companion materials are aligned to the global Eco Schools themes of biodiversity & nature, climate change, energy, food, global citizenship, health & wellbeing, litter, marine & coast, school grounds, transport, waste, and water. Access the full range of resources to go with this book on the Weatherbies website.

The Weatherbies are UK STEM Ambassadors, are partnered with global teaching resource providers Twinkl and are learner members of Learnovate in Trinity College Dublin.