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Celia Seagull Celia refuses to help sea creatures who are tangled in scrap. But when Celia runs into trouble, who will help her?
Join lovable, passionate Rocket as she sets off on a mission to save a Caribbean island from plastic pollution!
When a shipping container filled with thousands of plastic ducks spilled into the Pacific Ocean, where did all those ducks go?
Fin and his dog Skip want to catch a delicious fish for their dinner. But no matter how hard they try, all they manage to catch is rubbish! The two make changes to how they dispose of their rubbish and slowly it has an effect on the ocean.
Sippy, a discarded plastic straw, journeys around the world, observing animals that are struggling with discarded plastic, from a raccoon with a six-pack ring around his neck to a whale eating ocean trash.
Join four children in a little boat as they discover the magnitude of The Mess That We Made. This cumulative tale portrays the terrible impact of trash on the ocean and marine life, inspiring us to make changes to save our seas.
Meg and Ash the magpies are convinced that their nest doesn't have enough stuff and begin to collect more things to add to an ever-growing pile. Until — crash! — the inevitable happens.
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An action-packed story featuring curious otters, wise hermit crabs and peckish puffins, which addresses pollution and recycling in a gentle and friendly way for young children.
At ages 12 and ten, Melati and Isabel Wijsen lobbied to ban single-use plastic bags on their home island of Bali — and won. Their story strikes a chord for Mimi. She's 12. Could a kid like her make such a big change in her community, too?
Archibald Shrew and Garbage Island's mouse mayor, Mr Popli, try to fight their way back to their island. They'll face many perils — a massive storm, deadly predators, a formidable enemy army — and discover new strengths in themselves and each other.
The Wombles live in a beautifully snug, well-ordered and cosy burrow underneath Wimbledon Common - the perfect base from which to sort and recycle all the rubbish that unthinking humans constantly drop.
Mia and her mum meet a giant. A blue giant. It has a stirring plea to help clean up the ocean and save the sea creatures from the menace of plastic waste. Mia and her mum agree to help.
Plastic bags are cheap and easy to use. But what happens when a bag breaks or is no longer needed? In Njau, Gambia, people simply dropped the bags and went on their way. One plastic bag became two. Then ten. Then a hundred.
There are eight billion of us humans. All breathing, eating, fidgeting and thinking deep thoughts. It's an unimaginably large number. Or is it? Say hello to the mega human: all the people in the world smooshed into one spectacular giant.
Why is there so much plastic in the world? How does it help us? What's the problem and how can we solve it? These are just some of the 60+ questions answered in this timely and topical book.
A fact-filled guide to the role plastic plays in environmental pollution. Leading researchers and National Geographic experts outline simple, tangible ways that everyday kids can make informed choices and reduce plastic use.
As a future guardian of the planet, you can say no to plastic. Your actions, however small, can make a big difference every day. Are you up to the challenge?
Take action through the 30 achievable child-friendly challenges to reduce waste, including craft activities and lifestyle changes to reduce, reuse and recycle your way to a better future.
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