Follett Content Book Detail: Ducks Overboard! : a True Story of Plastic in Our Oceans by Motum, Markus

Name: Ducks Overboard! : a True Story of Plastic in Our Oceans
Author: Motum, Markus
ISBN: [978-1-53621-772-8,1-53621-772-7]

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Ducks Overboard! : a True Story of Plastic in Our Oceans

Author: Motum, Markus

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Follett Number: 1626RR8
Audience: Upper Elementary
Publisher: Candlewick Press, 2021
Format: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 x 28 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-53621-772-8
ISBN-10: 1-53621-772-7
Dewey: 363.738
Classifications: Nonfiction

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Creative Nonfiction

Environmental Protection

Marine Ecology Effect of Pollution On

Marine Pollution Environmental Aspects

Picture Books

Plastic Marine Debris Environmental Aspects

Waste Disposal in the Ocean

Wildlife Conservation

"Inspired by a real incident, this . . . look at the pollution crisis in our oceans follows one of the ducks as it is washed away on ocean currents, encountering plastic-endangered whales and sea turtles, and passing through the giant floating island of marine debris known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch"--Provided by publisher.

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Eco facts come to light as a plastic duck narrates this beautifully illustrated true story of thousands of bath toys that were lost at sea and swept to the four corners of the Pacific. If a shipping container filled with 28,000 plastic ducks spilled into the Pacific Ocean, where would all those ducks go? Inspired by a real incident, this captivating and innovative look at the pollution crisis in our oceans follows one of the ducks as it is washed away on ocean currents, encountering plastic-endangered whales and sea turtles and passing through the giant floating island of marine debris known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. From the author-illustrator of the acclaimed Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover comes a highly accessible and graphically stylish picture book with an ultimately hopeful message about environmental issues and the state of our oceans. An end map documents the widely scattered journey of the real-life plastic ducks, showing where they have been found, as well as facts about the ways plastic is affecting various parts of the world.

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