Flipflopi: How a Boat Made from Flip-Flops Is Helping to Save the Ocean

by Linda Ravin Lodding and Dipesh Pabari

Book Overview

Juma is excited to go fishing with his grandfather, Babu Ali. But when they get to the beach, they find the sand covered in plastic pollution--flip-flops, plastic straws, toothbrushes, bottles, and shopping bags. One of the flip-flops floating in on a wave looks like a boat. That gives Juma and Babu Ali an idea.

Based on the true story of the Kenyan dhow boat Flipflopi, this inspirational tale demonstrates how innovation, art, and determination...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1506486401
• ISBN13: 9781506486406
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Beaming Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.8" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3