Oceans of Plastic (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, 2022
- Softcover
- New
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Paperback. Age range 8 to 12Our oceans are amazing! They are filled with wonderful sea creatures and are essential for a healthy planet. But its now estimated that there are more pieces of plastic in the ocean than visible stars in the Milky Way. So how can we stop plastic from our homes and cities from ending up floating in oceans far away? By becoming ocean change-makers!Oceans of Plastic explores how ocean systems and swirling currents bring plastics together into massive ocean garbage patches. It also uncovers the floating world of the plastisphere a mini community of microbes living on ocean plastics and explains how plastic breaks up, not down, and can even end up on your dinner plate!Oceans of Plastic is packed with great ideas and simple changes that you can make to help our oceans. Become an ocean change-maker in your home, school or community, and inspire others to join you in protecting the future of our oceans. Discover our amazing oceans and their big plastic problem, and become an ocean change-maker. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
Seller Inventory # 9781486312573
- Title
- Oceans of Plastic (Paperback)
- Author
- Tracey Gray
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1486312578
- ISBN 13
- 9781486312573
Oceans of Plastic explores how ocean systems and swirling currents bring plastics together into massive ocean garbage patches. It also uncovers the floating world of the "plastisphere" – a mini community of microbes living on ocean plastics – and explains how plastic breaks up, not down, and can even end up on your dinner plate.
Oceans of Plastic is packed with great ideas and simple changes that you can make to help our oceans. Become an ocean change-maker in your home, school or community, and inspire others to join you in protecting the future of our oceans.
Reading level varies from child to child, but we recommend this book for ages 9 to 14.
Features:
- Teaches kids about the important global issue of ocean plastics.
- Provides ideas and simple solutions for kids to help improve the health of our oceans.
- Introduces inspiring ocean change-makers who are making a difference.
- Features fascinating stories of scientific discoveries and inventions made to help our marine ecosystems.
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