Ducks overboard! : a true story of plastic in our oceans / Markus Motum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Motum, Markus, author, illustrator.

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Award Winning and Notable Children's and Young Adult Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plastic marine debris--Juvenile literature.

Plastic marine debris.

Marine ecology--Effect of pollution on--Juvenile fiction.

Marine ecology.

Marine pollution--Juvenile literature.

Marine pollution.

Plastic scrap--Juvenile literature.

Plastic scrap.

Wildlife conservation--Juvenile literature.

Wildlife conservation.

Marine pollution--Environmental aspects.

Plastic marine debris--Environmental aspects.

Waste disposal in the ocean.

Environmental protection.

Genre:

Creative nonfiction.

Fiction.

Instructional and educational works.

Juvenile works.

Picture books.

Physical Description:

32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 x 28 cm

Edition:

First US edition.

Place of Publication:

Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2021.

Summary:

Inspired by a real incident, this look at the pollution crisis in our oceans follows one of the ducks as it is washed away on ocean currents, encountering plastic-endangered whales and sea turtles and passing through the giant floating island of marine debris known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. A picture book with an ultimately hopeful message about environmental issues and the state of our oceans. An end map documents the widely scattered journey of the real-life plastic ducks, showing where they have been found, as well as facts about the ways plastic is affecting various parts of the world.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781536217728

1536217727

OCLC:

1232148529