Tracking trash :

Burns, Loree Griffin.

Tracking trash : flotsam, jetsam, and the science of ocean motion / Loree Griffin Burns. - Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, 2007. - 56 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 24 x 29 cm. - Scientists in the field .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 54) and index.

Wilson's Children, October 2007 Wilson's Junior High School, August 2007 School Library Journal starred, March 2007 Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2008 Book Links (A.L.A.), March 2008 Horn Book Starred, October 2007 Kirkus Starred, March 2007 Booklist, April 2007 New York Times, October 2007 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2007

Describes the work of a man who tracks trash as it travels great distances by way of ocean currents.

8.3 5-8 Follett Library Resources

0618581316

2006011534


Ocean currents.
Pollution.

GC232 / .B87 2007

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