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Plastic, ahoy! : investigating the great Pacific garbage patch / Patricia Newman; photographs by Annie Crawley.

Summary:
This book follows a team of researchers investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and it examines the effects of plastic waste on marine life.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781467712835 (lib. bdg.)
  • Physical Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
  • Publisher: Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2014]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Bibliography and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Permission to come aboard, Captain -- Garbage, here we come! -- Braving the gyre -- Miriam's hitchhikers -- Darcy follows phytoplankton -- Chelsea's plastic puzzle -- Charting the answers -- Source notes -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index.
Target Audience Note:
900L Lexile
Grades 4-6.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader MG 6.1 1 1 164144
Subject: Accelerated reader > Juvenile literature.
Marine pollution > Juvenile literature.
Pollution > Juvenile literature.
Pacific Ocean > Juvenile literature.
Refuse and refuse disposal > Juvenile literature.
Ocean > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Bernville Area Community Library J 363.738 NEW (Text) 33249020129049 Children's Non-fiction Available -
Kutztown Community Library J 363.738 NEW (Text) 33249021310010 Children's Non-fiction Available -
Mansfield Free Public Library J 363.73 (Text) 31423681 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Schuylkill Valley Community Library J 363.738 NEW (Text) 33249020953208 Children's Non-fiction Available -


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