The inspiring true story of how one African woman began a movement to recycle the plastic bags that were polluting her community.
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 smell. Some were buried, but they strangled gardens. They killed livestock that tried to eat them. Something had to change.
Isatou Ceesay was that change. She found a way to recycle the bags and transform her community. This inspirational true story, now available in Spanish, shows how one person's actions really can make a difference in our world.
The inspiring true story of how one African woman began a movement to recycle the plastic bags that were polluting her community.
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 smell. Some were buried, but they strangled gardens. They killed livestock that tried to eat them. Something had to change.
Isatou Ceesay was that change. She found a way to recycle the bags and transform her community. This inspirational true story, now available in Spanish, shows how one person's actions really can make a difference in our world.
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Una bolsa de plástico (One Plastic Bag): Isatou Ceesay y las mujeres recicladoras de Gambia (Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia)
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Una bolsa de plástico (One Plastic Bag): Isatou Ceesay y las mujeres recicladoras de Gambia (Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia)
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Product Details
BN ID: | 2940159997463 |
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Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 08/01/2023 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Language: | Spanish |
Age Range: | 5 - 8 Years |
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