The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics
Written by Susan Hood; Illustrated by Christiane Engel
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The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics Written by Susan Hood; Illustrated by Christiane Engel Most of the introductory information I have gained about history and science has come initially from children’s books. The best children’s non-fiction are filled with basic level knowledge, are interesting to read, get to the point in under 50 pages and are attractively illustrated. This one, “The Last Straw,” blew me away with the amount of pertinent and important information that it shared about our love-hate relationship with plastic. Through double spread pages and poems using multiple formats, the author begins the book with highlights about fantastic plastic and then proceeds to share about the plastic disaster we’ve created for our planet. Hood tells the stories of kid activists who have stood up and offered solutions to save Earth from plastic pollution. From an A to Z listing of hidden plastics in our lives to the whale that had 88 pounds of plastic trash in his belly to the Great Pacific Swirling Garbage Patch to Mr. Trash Wheel and beyond, each page in this fabulous book, makes us pay attention to the plastic disaster that has taken hold of our society. In every instance in this book, children have led the way to recycle plastic into a playground buddy bench or into a school or have contributed other creative ideas. Hood and Engel have done an excellent job presenting this problem offering both horrifying facts about plastic consumption and hopeful stories of children and teens who are activating others to make changes for the well being of our environment. Also offered in this book are a plastic timeline, links for each activist’s story, alternatives to plastics and more resources. This book can be shared with all elementary school age children in small or larger bits. Older students and adults who need to have a wake up call about our use of plastics should also all read it. This is definitely one non-fiction book that should be circulated around in school and at home.
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Author For 29 years I had the best job as School Librarian in the Aaron Kushner Library for grades Pre K-3 at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston. Although I am retired, I remain Lori the Librarian. Archives
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