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Smith-Llera, Danielle, 1971-

Trash vortex : how plastic pollution is choking the world's oceans / by Danielle Smith-Liera ; content advisor, Michael Wert, PhD, Associate Professor of History, Marquette University. - North Mankato, Minnesota : Compass Point Books, a Capstone imprint, [2018] - 64 pages; illustrations (some color), color maps; 27 cm. - Captured history. Science .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A surprise at sea -- Shaping a modern life -- Risky ocean journeys -- New cycles -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Additional resources -- Source notes -- Select bibliography -- Index

Millions of tons of plastic slip into oceans every year. Some floats and travels slowly with the currents, endangering the health of marine animals. The rest is hardly visible but is far more dangerous. Tiny bits of plastic sprinkle the ocean's surface or mix into the sandy seafloor and beaches. It ends up inside birds, fish, and other animals, harming them-and ultimately humans. Experts struggle with fear and hope as they work to stop the flood of plastic threatening living organisms across the globe.

Age 10-14.

ISBN: 9780756557454 0756557453 9780756557492 0756557496

LCCN: 2017037868

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Plastic marine debris--Environmental aspects --Juvenile literature.
Marine pollution--Juvenile literature.
Plastic scrap--Environmental aspects --Juvenile literature.
Waste disposal in the ocean--Juvenile literature.
Water--Pollution.--Juvenile literature.

LC Class. No.: GC1090 / .B87 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 363.738