One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia

The inspiring true story of how one African woman began a movement to recycle the plastic bags...
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Author: Miranda Paul
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One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia by Paul, Miranda

One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia

$41.09

One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia

$41.09
Author: Miranda Paul
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

The inspiring true story of how one African woman began a movement to recycle the plastic bags that were polluting her community.

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.



Author: Miranda Paul
Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
Published: 02/01/2015
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.00h x 10.80w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781467716086
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 170587 / One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia


Award: Cybils - Finalist


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2014
School Library Journal 12/01/2014 pg. 149
Publishers Weekly 12/22/2014
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2015 pg. 101
Booklist 02/15/2015 pg. 77
Shelf Awareness 02/20/2015
Foreword 02/26/2015

About the Author
Paul, Miranda: - Miranda Paul is the award-winning author of more than a dozen books for children, including One Plastic Bag and Boston Globe-Horn Book Honoree Nine Months Before a Baby Is Born. Miranda is a founding member of We Need Diverse Books and serves as its mentorship chair. Learn more at mirandapaul.com.Zunon, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth Zunon grew up in the Ivory Coast, West Africa, and memories of her childhood can be seen in her artwork. She currently lives in Albany, New York. Find her online at www.lizzunon.com.

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