One plastic bag : Isatou Ceesay and the recycling women of the Gambia Cover Image

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One plastic bag : Isatou Ceesay and the recycling women of the Gambia / Miranda Paul ; illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon.

Paul, Miranda. (Author). Zunon, Elizabeth, (ill.).

Summary:

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. The bags accumulated in ugly heaps alongside roads. Water pooled in them, bringing mosquitoes and disease. Some bags were burned, leaving behind a terrible smell. Some were buried, but they strangled gardens. They killed livestock that tried to eat them. Something had to change. Isatou Ceesay was that change. She found a way to recycle the bags and transform her community. This inspirational true story shows how one person's actions really can make a difference in our world.

Isatou Ceesay found a way to recycle the plastic bags and transform her community. This inspirational true story shows how one person's actions really can make a difference in the world.

Record details

ISBN: 1467716081
ISBN: 9781467716086
Physical Description: {34} p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 x 28 cm.
Publisher: Minneapolis : Lerner Publishing Group, [2015]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Citation/References Note:	Horn Book, January 2015. Kirkus Review, November 2014. Publisher's Weekly, December 2014. School Library Journal starred, December 2014.
Target Audience Note:	2345 Childrens Plus, Inc.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR 2.9 0.5 170587. Accelerated Reader LG 2.9 0.5 0.5 170587.