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One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia

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Based on 1,618 Ratings and 333 Reviews

Book Description
Plastic 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.



The bags accumulated in ugly heaps alongside roads. Water pooled in them, bringing mosquitoes and disease. Some bags were burned, leaving behind a terrible ... More
Book Information
PublisherMillbrook Press, Inc.- Carolrhoda Books
BindingLibrary Binding (2 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages32
ISBN-101467716081
ISBN-13978-1467716086
Publication Date02/01/2015
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About Miranda Sibo Paul (Author) : Miranda Paul is a mother, writer and international humanitarian who currently lives in Wisconsin.
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About Elizabeth Zunon (Illustrator) : Elizabeth Zunon is a published illustrator. A published credit of Elizabeth Zunon is One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia (Millbrook Picture Books).
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