Plasticus Maritimus

Honorbale Mention—Bologna Ragazzi AwardA valuable, middle-grade resource to help kids learn about the effects of waterborne plastics and how they are affecting our world’s oceans and the planet itself. Combines science, activism, and art into a multifaceted and highly comprehensive book ideal for school and home libraries. Pêgo’s approach is positive and practical, inspiring readers to not only learn about the problem, but to also become part of the solution. Critiques current “solutions” to the plastics crisis, such as recycling, and offers better, more informed solutions, which kids and adults can try at home.A fun “field guide” shares how to identify plastics as an invasive species: how to categorize it, collect it, and safely move it elsewhere.Includes colorful images of plastics found “in the wild” in locations around the world. LEVELING Guided Reading Level: W Common Core State StandardsW.6.1,2,3,4,8,9,9b,10RI.6.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10L.6.3,4,4a,4b,4d,5,5a,5b,5c,6SL.6.1,1c,1d,2,3,4,5,6 Next Generation Science StandardsMS-LS1-From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and ProcessesMS-LS2-Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and DynamicsMS-LS4-Biological Evolution: Unity and DiversityMS-ETS1-Engineering DesignMS-ESS3-Earth and Human ActivityMS-ESS2-Earth's SystemsMS-PS1-Matter and its InteractionsMS-PS2-Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions