No more plastic

Title:

No more plastic

Author:

Summary:

"When she sees a beached whale that has starved to death after ingesting plastic, a young girl named Isley is inspired to adopt a plastic-free lifestyle, encouraging her family to join her. When people start falling back into old habits, Isley builds a plastic sculpture of a whale that inspires lasting change."-- Provided by publisher.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm

Genre:

Picture books.

Ecofiction.

Subject Term:

Marine pollution -- Juvenile fiction.

Marine debris -- Cleanup -- Juvenile fiction.

Waste minimization -- Juvenile fiction.

Environmental protection -- Citizen participation -- Juvenile fiction.

Environmental responsibility -- Juvenile fiction.

Publisher:

Pajama Press,

Publication Date:

2021

ISBN:

9781772781137

Publication Information:

Toronto, Ontario : Pajama Press, [2021]

Call Number:

P FULLERTON

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
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Summary

A young girl takes action against ocean pollution in a timely story with unique plastic-waste diorama art from award-winning author-illustrator Alma Fullerton.

Isley loves the ocean and everything in it. Well, almost everything. Her heart sinks at the sight of her Alantic Ocean shoreline covered in trash. One day, upon discovering a beached right whale that has starved to death after swallowing plastic, Isley decides enough is enough. She steers her family into adopting a zero-waste lifestyle, inspiring others to do the same. But when the adults around her give way to apathy and routine, how can Isley make sure her whale's memory inspires lasting change?

With diorama art made from plastic waste by award-winning author-illustrator Alma Fullerton, No More Plastic is a moving, eye-catching, and ultimately hopeful reminder that the health of our oceans--and our planet--is in our hands.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

K-Gr 4--Isley lives near the ocean. One day she awakes to find a dead whale on her beach. Isley is sad then angry when it is announced that the whale died of starvation because it had so much plastic in its stomach. Isley decides to get rid of plastic in her community once and for all. This is a very straightforward book with a clear environmental message about how damaging plastic is to our environment. Isley's earnest persistence to get rid of plastic is admirable. The language is occasionally wooden, but simple enough for even the youngest readers to understand. The artwork is mixed media collage of recycled materials, which gives the book a very crisp but impersonal feeling. Isley's determination seems to be without support in her community. Her mom is only mentioned on one page and the rest of the community supports her efforts for a short time but quickly slide back to their old ways of using plastic. The author's note explains the Prince Edward Island setting (where Anne of Green Gables is set) for this modern redhead's challenge. VERDICT For libraries in need of a strong environmental message for their youngest readers.--Debbie Tanner, S. D. Spady Montessori Elem., FL