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Plastic, Ahoy! by Patricia Newman; Annie Crawley (Illustrator)
Examines what is called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a stretch of the Pacific Ocean that has become home to plastic and garbage from all over the world as streams and currents take trash to its location. Explores what the trash is doing to the ocean ecosystem and how we might stop the Patch from growing.
Too Much Trash by Joan Marie Galat
Explores the danger human litter poses to animals in the wild, discussing different kinds of litter, where it comes from, and what young readers can do to limit their litter impact on the environment.
Lonely Planet Kids the Plastic Problem by Aubre Andrus; Dynamo Ltd (Illustrator)
Explores the terrible cost of plastic pollution on land and ocean environments and offers advice for readers on what they can do to limit their own plastic waste and help eliminate what is already polluting the planet.
The Plastic Problem by Rachel Salt
Explores the terrible cost of plastic pollution on land and ocean environments and offers advice for readers on what they can do to limit their own plastic waste and help eliminate what is already polluting the planet.
Total Garbage by Rebecca Donnelly; John Hendrix (Illustrator)
An illustrated history of trash and how human activity produces it, seeking to answer important questions--like why we produce so much trash, why we seem so bad at dealing with excess trash, and what humanity might do to stop trash pollution from ruining more of the planet.
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Going Blue by Cathryn Berger Kaye; Philippe Cousteau
Focusing on the Earth's water crisis, educational consultant Kaye and celebrity ocean spokesperson Philippe Cousteau present five stages of service learning – including investigation, preparation, action, reflection and demonstration. This informative and inspiring guide uses the story of Oklahoma's polluted Tar Creek to illustrate how this five-stage strategy plays out.
Plastic, Ahoy! by
Examines what is called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a stretch of the Pacific Ocean that has become home to plastic and garbage from all over the world as streams and currents take trash to its location. Explores what the trash is doing to the ocean ecosystem and how we might stop the Patch from growing.
Lonely Planet Kids the Plastic Problem by
Explores the terrible cost of plastic pollution on land and ocean environments and offers advice for readers on what they can do to limit their own plastic waste and help eliminate what is already polluting the planet.
The Plastic Problem by
Explores the terrible cost of plastic pollution on land and ocean environments and offers advice for readers on what they can do to limit their own plastic waste and help eliminate what is already polluting the planet.
Total Garbage by
An illustrated history of trash and how human activity produces it, seeking to answer important questions--like why we produce so much trash, why we seem so bad at dealing with excess trash, and what humanity might do to stop trash pollution from ruining more of the planet.
Going Blue by
Focusing on the Earth's water crisis, educational consultant Kaye and celebrity ocean spokesperson Philippe Cousteau present five stages of service learning – including investigation, preparation, action, reflection and demonstration. This informative and inspiring guide uses the story of Oklahoma's polluted Tar Creek to illustrate how this five-stage strategy plays out.
