Join the No-Plastic Challenge! - (Exploring Our Community) by Scot Ritchie (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"In the seventh book in the Exploring Our Community series, the five friends learn all about how to reduce plastic pollution. It's Nick's birthday, and he wants to celebrate by challenging his friends to a No Plastics Day. While going a whole day without using single-use plastic, the five friends learn about how much plastic surrounds us in our daily lives; the garbage patch gyres in the oceans; plastic in our food chain; what plastic is made of (science page); changes we can make to use less plastic; and alternatives to single-use plastics. The book concludes with fun ideas for a No Plastic Challenge"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>For his birthday celebration, Nick has challenged his friends --- Yulee, Sally, Pedro and Martin --- to spend the day without using any single-use plastic. This means they use their own cloth bags for shopping, they say no thanks to plastic straws and, instead of balloons, they decorate with kites and streamers made of natural materials. The children discover that not using plastic is not that hard. They also learn about what plastic is made of, how much of it surrounds us and how it's polluting our oceans and affecting the food chain. Most importantly, the five friends learn ways to use less --- including just saying NO! The book concludes with fun ideas for readers to do a No-Plastic Challenge of their own!This friendly introduction to a timely and urgent topic is part of Scot Ritchie's popular Exploring Our Community series. It will raise awareness of just how much plastic we use every day, and why that matters. Rather than focusing on the negative, however, the book takes a positive, proactive approach to the subject, empowering children with ideas for what they can do about it. As with all the books in the series, this one features friendly, appealing illustrations and the same diverse cast of characters. It has strong curriculum ties in science, including environmental awareness, sustainability and stewardship. It also offers terrific character education lessons in responsibility, citizenship and initiative.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>... fun ...--<i><b>CM Magazine</b></i><br><br>... fun as well as purposeful.--<i><b>Booklist</b></i><br><br>A light-handed yet substantial guide to mindful resource usage.--<i><b>Publishers Weekly</b></i><br><br>A must-have for classrooms and libraries ...--<i><b>The Calgary Herald</b></i><br><br>At a time of heightened awareness of plastic pollution in the ocean, adults will welcome this introduction.--<i><b>Kirkus Reviews</b></i><br><br>Cheerful illustrations and diverse characters help kids picture themselves making planet-friendly choices about plastics ...--<i><b>Hakai Magazine</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Scot Ritchie is an award-winning author-illustrator of over 50 books including Join the No-Plastic Challenge!, Follow That Map! and Look Where We Live!. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.<p>Scot Ritchie is an award-winning author-illustrator of over 50 books including Join the No-Plastic Challenge!, Follow That Map! and Look Where We Live!. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.</p>
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