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Martins Isabel Minhs - Plasticus Maritimus An Invasive Species - Paperback
Martins Isabel Minhs - Plasticus Maritimus An Invasive Species - Paperback
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Description: Clever beguiling . Readers age 11 and older are likely to finish this book feeling both persuaded and uplifted. Beauty has a way of doing that. Wall Street Journal For young readers comes an imaginative guide to ocean plastics filled with tips and tricks for identifying and combating pollution in our oceans. Inspired by biologist Ana P go's life's work and filled with engaging science and colorful photographs this foundational look at plastic pollution in the ocean explains why it is such an urgent contemporary issue. When she was young Ana P go didn t play in a backyard but on a beach. She walked along the shore looked at tide pools and collected fossils. As she grew older P go noticed a new species at the seaside: plastic. She decided to collect it study it and give it a Latin name Plasticus maritimus to warn people of its dangers to our planet. P go tells us how plastics end up in our rivers lakes and oceans shares plastic's chemical composition and physical properties and offers a field guide to help readers identify and understand this new invasive species in all its forms from the obvious (fishing nets and water bottles) to the unfamiliar (tiny clear particles called microplastics). Finally she offers a critical look at our current solutions to plastic contamination and in her most important proposal Revolutionize calls for deep changes in our habits motivating young and old alike to make a difference together. An artificial and almost indestructible species Plasticus maritimus deserves to have its days numbered! Together we can send it packing. A cleverly conceived and comprehensive introduction to a serious issue. Kirkus Reviews Honorable Mention Bologna Ragazzi Award Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute.
Title: Plasticus Maritimus An Invasive Species
Author(s): Martins Isabel Minhs, Bernado P. Carvalho
Publisher: Greystone Books Canada
Barcode: 9781771646451
Pages: 176 Pages, Full Color Images Throughout, Illustrations And Photographs
Publication Date: 8/23/2021
Series: David Suzuki Institute
Category: Social Issues: Environment & Green Issues (Children's / Teenage)
Description: Clever beguiling . Readers age 11 and older are likely to finish this book feeling both persuaded and uplifted. Beauty has a way of doing that. Wall Street Journal For young readers comes an imaginative guide to ocean plastics filled with tips and tricks for identifying and combating pollution in our oceans. Inspired by biologist Ana P go's life's work and filled with engaging science and colorful photographs this foundational look at plastic pollution in the ocean explains why it is such an urgent contemporary issue. When she was young Ana P go didn t play in a backyard but on a beach. She walked along the shore looked at tide pools and collected fossils. As she grew older P go noticed a new species at the seaside: plastic. She decided to collect it study it and give it a Latin name Plasticus maritimus to warn people of its dangers to our planet. P go tells us how plastics end up in our rivers lakes and oceans shares plastic's chemical composition and physical properties and offers a field guide to help readers identify and understand this new invasive species in all its forms from the obvious (fishing nets and water bottles) to the unfamiliar (tiny clear particles called microplastics). Finally she offers a critical look at our current solutions to plastic contamination and in her most important proposal Revolutionize calls for deep changes in our habits motivating young and old alike to make a difference together. An artificial and almost indestructible species Plasticus maritimus deserves to have its days numbered! Together we can send it packing. A cleverly conceived and comprehensive introduction to a serious issue. Kirkus Reviews Honorable Mention Bologna Ragazzi Award Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute.
Title: Plasticus Maritimus An Invasive Species
Author(s): Martins Isabel Minhs, Bernado P. Carvalho
Publisher: Greystone Books Canada
Barcode: 9781771646451
Pages: 176 Pages, Full Color Images Throughout, Illustrations And Photographs
Publication Date: 8/23/2021
Series: David Suzuki Institute
Category: Social Issues: Environment & Green Issues (Children's / Teenage)
