Plastic Ahoy!

Plastic Ahoy!

Juvenile nonfiction
Our children were born into a very plastic filled world.
Playing with toys, drinking beverages, doing just about everything,
they are surrounded by this ubiquitous, human made substance, as we
all are. We dispose of a lot of this plastic. Too much of it
migrates to our oceans. How does it effect marine life?
We don't actually know. We don't even know how much there is.
Right now these are active, ongoing critical areas of research.
Patricia Newman's Plastic Ahoy! Investigating The Great Pacific
Garbage Patch, beautifully illustrated with Annie Crawley's
photographs, takes readers on a voyage of discovery aboard a modern
research vessel. They become acquainted with the questions being
addressed and the equipment and methods being used to do so. At the
end they learn how they can help prevent our present plastic
proliferation without leaving their neighborhoods. Way to motivate
young activists!
There is another really cool aspect to Plastic Ahoy! We don't
have anywhere near enough women in STEM (science, technology,
engineering, math) fields. Well the researchers profiled are women.
Their narratives include the childhood interests and experiences that
inspired them to pursue their fascinating and very relevant fields of
study. YOWZA! Betcha their stories can help inspire the next
generation of amazing women scientists!
On a personal note, the hubby and I went to camp weekend before last.
He worked on building a wood shed while I read and took photographs.
We had a nice bonfire with friends of his.
A great big shout out goes out to all scientists and others working
diligently to protect out precious oceans from the damage wrought by
our species.
Julia Emily Hathaway




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