Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion
Series
Scientists in the Field
by
Loree Griffin Burns
Edition
-
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Imprint
Houghton Mifflin
ISBN
9780618581313
Awards and Honors
2008 Winner of the IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Award, Intermediate-Nonfiction | 2008 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award, Recommended | ALA Notable Book for Older Readers | 2008 IRA Teachers’ Choices, Advanced | 2007 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, Honor, Nonfiction | CCBC Choices 2008, The Natural World | VOYA, Perfect Tens 2007 | VOYA, Nonfiction Honor List 2007
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Hundreds of sneakers wash onto the beaches of Canada, Washington, and Oregon. An Alaska-sized patch of floating garbage collects in the middle of the Pacific. Abandoned fishing nets drift through the sea, trapping animals and debris. Floating trash is a big environmental problem, but it also helps scientists conduct Earth-sized science experiments. By tracking the movement of floating garbage, oceanographers can learn more about ocean currents. Full-color photographs and diagrams. Glossary. Suggested reading. Index. A 2007 Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book. Winner of the 2008 IRA Children's and Young Adult's Book Award.
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Details
Format
Page Count
64
Trim Size
11" x 9"
Dewey
551.46'2
AR
8.5: points 2
Lexile
1200L
Genre
Nonfiction
Scholastic Reading Counts
5
JLG Release
Jun 2007
Book Genres
Topics
Ocean currents. Trash. Sneakers. Inspiration. Cargo vessels. Cargo containers. The Hansa Carrier. Longitude and latitude. Experiments. Computer models. Ocean gyres. Bathtub toys. Surface winds. Beachcombers. The Beachcombers' Alert newsletter. Plankton. Fish spawning. The Garbage Patch. Plastic. The effect of plastic on the environment. Conservation. Ghost nets. Cleaning up the ocean.
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Praise & Reviews
Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, Booklist, The Horn Book Guide^, Kirkus Reviews*, School Library Journal*
Praise & Reviews
Horn Book
When hundreds of sneakers washed up on the Washington coast, scientist Curt Ebbesmeyer discovered that they came from a cargo spill, and he began studying the Pacific Ocean's currents. Burns's book conveys solid scientific explanations of ocean patterns and discusses the tracking of debris and the effect of ocean trash on the environment. Scientific information builds, creating a natural detective story. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.
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