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[2018]., Juvenile, Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing Call No: HI-INT 363.73 PER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Ecological disasters.Summary Note: "Humanity's impact on the natural world can have disastrous effects. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch shines a light on the giant accumulation of garbage in the Pacific Ocean. With abundant charts and diagrams and large-format photos, this title explores the science behind ocean currents and plastic's chemical composition to explain the threat trash, especially plastic, poses for the world's oceans, and considers actions people and governments can take to try to improve the situation. Features include a flow chart showing the disaster's causes and effects, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's website.
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[2017]., Beacon Press Call No: HI-INT 363.7 ERI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "An exciting account of an activist scientist's unorthodox fight in the growing movement against plastic marine pollution and of his expedition across the Pacific on a home-made "junk raft" Over the past several years, the news media has brought the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch"--the famous swirling gyre of plastic litter in the ocean--into the public consciousness. When Marcus Eriksen cofounded the 5 Gyres Institute with his wife, Anna, and set out to study marine pollution, they found that the reality is even more dire: instead of a stable mass of litter, they discovered that a "plastic smog" of microparticles permeates the world's oceans, defying simplistic clean-up efforts. What's more, these microplastics and their toxic chemistry have seeped into the food chain, threatening marine life and humans alike. Far from being a gloomy treatise on an environmental catastrophe, though, Junk Raft tells the exciting story of Eriksen's fight to raise awareness and solve the problem of plastic pollution, contributing to a fast-growing movement to stem the tide of trash. Eriksen writes of his voyage from Los Angeles to Hawaii aboard his homemade "junk raft," and along the way he recounts the successful efforts to fight corporate influence and demand that plastics producers take responsibility for a problem they've created. Eriksen provides concrete, actionable solutions and an empowering message: it's up to bold, brash, unapologetically activist "citizen scientists" to challenge the status quo for the sake of the planet"--
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2020., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: 363.738 Edition: First US edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Every kid can be a superhero, fighting plastic waste at home, at school, and in their community. This engaging guide is chock-full of facts, vibrant art, graphics, and #2minutesuperhero missions--practical ways to take action now. Some ideas may spring to mind right away, such as picking up trash. Others are surprising, such as learning to cook with fresh ingredients or mending clothes. Readers will learn not only how to combat plastic waste head-on, but how to advocate for a cleaner world, beginning at home. Anti-plastic campaigner Martin Dorey brings both extensive experience and boundless enthusiasm to this essential book for young people who want to create a better world"--From the publisher's web site.
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-- Kids versus plasticBy Beer, Julie[2020]., Juvenile, National Geographic Call No: 363.7 BEE Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Series Title: National Geographic kidsSummary Note: "Discover shocking stats and surprising facts; inspirational interviews with National Geographic explorers and leading researchers who are working tirelessly to protect the planet; tons of simple suggestions for sustainable swaps; and more eco-friendly choices and smart action steps. This book answers all of your burning questions about plastic and offers tangible ways to get involved, reduce plastic use, and create a more plastic-free future!"--Amazon.com.
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2014., Juvenile, Millbrook Press Call No: 363.738 NEWMAN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: 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.
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[2014]., Juvenile, Millbrook Press Call No: HI-INT 363.73 NEW Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A team of scientists explore the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, where millions of pieces of plastic have gathered, having drifted there from rivers, beaches, and ocean traffic all over the world.
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2020., Juvenile, David Suzuki Institute/Greystone Kids Call No: 363.738 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Exhibits an illustrated guide that examines plastic pollution in oceans and other waterways based on the the author's research in the field. Explores how plastics are made, why they are so indestructible, how they get into the water, and why they are a threat to the planet's health. Presents a field guide for different types of plastics found in waterways, relates unusual stories of plastic pollution, and discusses what must be done to combat it. Features full-color photographs and illustrations and end matter that offers a brief author biography and resources for further information.
