Plastic, Ahoy!: Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

by Patricia Newman

Plastic: it's used to make everything from drink bottles and bags to toys and toothbrushes. But what happens when it ends up where it doesn't belong--like in the Pacific Ocean? How does it affect ocean life? Is it dangerous? And exactly how much is out there?

A team of researchers went on a scientific expedition to find out. They explored the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, where millions of pieces of plastic have collected. The plastic has...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467712833
• ISBN13: 9781467712835
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.9" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7