Chagall, the Recycling Dragon", is about a young dragon, only 300-years old who lives in a canyon near a village. His home is threatened by piles of garbage being dumped into his home. He needs to find a solution to his problem that will not force him to move to a new home. Chagall is a fun look at the recycling process through the eyes of a dragon including examples on where your sorted materials go after they are collected, with a twist. This publication is a fun educational book for children, teachers and their parents encouraging problem solving innovation and cooperationAbout the Author: Marty Strauss lives with his wife, Suzanne Del Sarto in Hendersonville, NC. He retired from the City of Sacramento after working in the solid waste industry for 30 years. "Chagall, the Recycling Dragon" comes from his thirty years of working in the solid waste industry. Marty Strauss has published two books. "Ice to Fire", is historical fiction about a South East Alaska Native fishing village, and "Tale of the Golden Whale" is the story of the search for mineral wealth off the North Coast of Alaska. "Chagall, the Recycling Dragon" is his first children's book and joint effort with illustrator, Christie Reale of Boston Mass.