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"The Mess That We Made explores the environmental impact of trash and plastic on the ocean and marine life, and it inspires kids to do their part to combat pollution. Simple, rhythmic wording builds to a crescendo ("This is the mess that we made. These are the fish that swim in the mess that we made.") and the vibrant digital artwork captures the disaster that is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Children can imagine themselves as one of the four multi-ethnic...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
An international team of adventurers, researchers, and Ocean ambassadors go on a mission around the globe to uncover the shocking truth about what is truly lurking beneath the surface our seemingly pristine ocean. The result will astound viewers, just as it did our adventurers, who captured never-before-seen images of marine life, plastic pollution, and its ultimate consequences for human health.
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
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Seaside Sanctuary Marine Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina has a wild pen which is supposed to be healthier for the marine animals brought there, but the three new dolphins are getting sick and no one can explain why; Elsa Roth, whose parents work at the sanctuary, is convinced that a local chemical plant is to blame, but since the water tests do not show contamination she is having trouble getting the adults to believe her--and if she is going to...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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What are the issues? What can you do? Can we clean up and save our oceans for the wonderful animals that call them home? This book is bursting with information and ideas that answer all three questions. An inspirational call to action for all young conservationists, The Problem With Plastic combines nature, science, beautiful photography, and a fact-packed handbook. Kids worldwide care about this issue, and this new book gives them the information...
6) Plastic ocean: how a sea captain's chance discovery launched a determined quest to save the oceans
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Pub. Date
c2012
Description
In the summer of 1997, Charles Moore set sail from Honolulu for California after competing in a trans-Pacific race. When he and his crew took a shortcut through the seldom-traversed North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, a vast oceanic "desert" where winds are slack, Moore realized his ship was skimming through a plastic soup. He had stumbled upon the largest garbage dump on the planet, soon to be dubbed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch--where plastic outweighs...