"Clever...beguiling....
Readers age 11 and older are likely to finish this book feeling both persuaded and uplifted.
Cavalho is an award-winning illustrator and co-founder of the Portuguese publisher, Planeta Tangerina..
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She the author of numerous books, including When I Was Born.
Isabel Minhós Martins graduated in Communication Design from Lisbon College of Fine Arts and co-founder of the Portuguese publisher Planeta Tangerina.
She created Plasticus Maritimus -- an ongoing project and Facebook page, where she gives regular updates on her findings.
About author(s): Ana Pêgo is a marine biologist and is involved in environmental education projects that combine science and art to raise people\'s awareness about the need to conserve the ocean.
Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute. "A cleverly conceived and comprehensive introduction to a serious issue."-- Kirkus Reviews Honorable Mention--Bologna Ragazzi Award.
An artificial and almost indestructible species, Plasticus maritimus deserves to have its days numbered! Together, we can send it packing.
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.
Pêgo 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).
She decided to collect it, study it, and give it a Latin name-- Plasticus maritimus --to warn people of its dangers to our planet.
As she grew older, Pêgo noticed a new Species at the seaside: plastic.
She walked along the shore, looked at tide pools, and collected fossils.
When she was young, Ana Pêgo didn\'t play in a backyard, but on a beach.
Inspired by biologist AnaPêgo\'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.
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. "Clever...beguiling....
Readers age 11 and older are likely to finish this book feeling both persuaded and uplifted
