| ID | 022915 |
| Call Number | FIC/PAU |
| Title Proper | One plastic bag |
| Other Title Information | Isatou Ceesay and the recycling women of the Gambia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Zunon, Elizabeth (ill.) ; Paul, Miranda |
| Publication | Minneapolis, Millbrook Press, 2015. |
| Description | 30p Blue Spine |
| Note | 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. |
| Standard Number | 9781467716086 |
| Price. Qualification | $19.99(Hb) |
| Classification Number | FIC |
| Key Words | PYP ; THINKER ; Pollution ; CREATIVE ; Recycling (Waste) ; ACTION ; UOI - Recycling ; UOI - Art ; Realistic fiction ; UOI - Waste management ; Lexile AD570L ; Ceesay, Isatou ; Plastic bag craft - Africa, West ; Plastic bags - Africa, West ; Pollution - Africa, West ; Wolof (African people) ; ACTION - Participation ; ACTION - Social entrepeneurship ; ACTION - Lifestyle choices ; ACTION - Advocacy |