| #36953 in Books | Sandpiper | 2010-04-05 | 2010-04-05 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.22 x11.00l,.65 | File type: PDF | 64 pages | Great product!||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| Fascinating and Important|By L. K. Messner|TRACKING TRASH by Loree Griffin Burns is a trip to a different world -- our oceans. The author won a well-earned Boston Globe - Horn Book Award for this work of non-fiction that's as transporting as any novel. My kids - 5 and 10 - were entranced as I read out loud about huge cargo spills of sneakers and bath toys, where the items was|From School Library Journal|Starred . Grade 5–8—While the subtitle leads one to believe that the heart of this book is about the science of ocean currents, it's actually about why we need to protect our marine environment. Burns tells the ta
Aided by an army of beachcombers, oceanographer Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer tracks trash in the name of science. From sneakers to hockey gloves, Curt monitors the watery fate of human-made cargo that has spilled into the ocean. The information he collects is much more than casual news; it is important scientific data. And with careful analysis, Curt, along with a community of scientists, friends, and beachcombers alike, is using his data to understand and protect our ocean....
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion (Scientists in the Field Series) | Loree Griffin Burns. Just read it with an open mind because none of us really know.
