Can you imagine hundreds of Nike gym shoes being washed up on the California coast? How about thousands of rubber duckies bobbing ashore? In this amazing book you can learn about cargo spills that helped scientists track ocean currents moving trash from place to place, and even where tons of plastic garbage collects around the globe. Scientists are using this information to help save the ocean environment, and there are ways all of us can help. Filled with interesting pictures and fascinating facts, Tracking Trash is an intriguing nonfiction book that will get you thinking about the things we use, and throw away, every day.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion by Loree Griffin Burns
Can you imagine hundreds of Nike gym shoes being washed up on the California coast? How about thousands of rubber duckies bobbing ashore? In this amazing book you can learn about cargo spills that helped scientists track ocean currents moving trash from place to place, and even where tons of plastic garbage collects around the globe. Scientists are using this information to help save the ocean environment, and there are ways all of us can help. Filled with interesting pictures and fascinating facts, Tracking Trash is an intriguing nonfiction book that will get you thinking about the things we use, and throw away, every day.
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