Trash Vortex: How Plastic Pollution Is Choking the World's Oceans (Captured Science History) - Softcover

Book 5 of 8: Captured Science History

Smith-Llera, Danielle

 
9780756557492: Trash Vortex: How Plastic Pollution Is Choking the World's Oceans (Captured Science History)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0756557496 ISBN 13: 9780756557492
Publisher: Capstone Press, 2018

Synopsis

Millions of tons of plastic slip into oceans every year. Some floats and travels slowly with the currents, endangering the health of marine animals. The rest is hardly visible but is far more dangerous. Tiny bits of plastic sprinkle the ocean's surface or mix into the sandy seafloor and beaches. It ends up inside birds, fish, and other animals, harming them-and ultimately humans. Experts struggle with fear and hope as they work to stop the flood of plastic threatening living organisms across the globe.

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About the Author

Danielle Smith-Llera grew up in coastal Virginia, hearing unforgettable tales about her Mexican and Irish ancestors. She first moved overseas to teach in international schools in Hungary and Brazil. Life in the U.S. Foreign Service has taken her around the world to live in India, Jamaica, Romania, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Washington, DC. She loves sharing stories--fiction, nonfiction, and a mixture of both--in classrooms, museum exhibits, and, of course, books.

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Publisher
Capstone Press
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0756557496
ISBN 13 
9780756557492
Binding
Paperback
Illustrator
Smith-Llera Danielle
Number of pages
64