{"product_id":"one-plastic-bag-isatou-ceesay-and-the-recycling-women-of-the-gambia-9781467716086","title":"One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe inspiring true story of how one African woman began a movement to recycle the plastic bags that were polluting her community.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlastic 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. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsatou 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Miranda Paul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Millbrook Press (Tm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.80h x 9.10w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467716086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e170587 \/ One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Cybils - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul, Miranda:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMiranda Paul \u003c\/strong\u003eis the award-winning author of more than a dozen books for children, including \u003cem\u003eOne Plastic Bag\u003c\/em\u003e and Boston Globe-Horn Book Honoree \u003cem\u003eNine Months Before a Baby Is Born\u003c\/em\u003e. Miranda is a founding member of We Need Diverse Books and serves as its mentorship chair. Learn more at mirandapaul.com.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZunon, Elizabeth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Zunon \u003c\/strong\u003egrew 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Millbrook Press (Tm)","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39826839568499,"sku":"9781467716086","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_35407065-93f5-48d1-ae1a-f3ef24864e01.jpg?v=1644556159","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/one-plastic-bag-isatou-ceesay-and-the-recycling-women-of-the-gambia-9781467716086","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}