One plastic bag : Isatou Ceesay and the recycling women of the Gambia / Miranda Paul ; illustrations by Elizabeth Zunon.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 1467716081
- ISBN: 9781467716086
- ISBN: 9781338155273
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Target Audience Note:
- AD570L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR LG 2.9 0.5 170587.
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Recycling (Waste, etc.) > Africa, West > Juvenile literature.
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- 47 of 51 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | E363.728 PAU (Text) | 36015000241428 | Easy Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | E PAUL (Text) | 39493107706691 | Easy Reader | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | J 363.7288 PAU (Text) | 30664100332730 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | ODWC J 363.728 PAU (Text) | 80605000868553 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Annie Hubbard McEachern Public Library | J363.7288 PAUL (Text) | 34510611083450 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | J 363.728 PAU (Text) | 50503300315852 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/19/2026 |
| Beaufort Main | E 363.72 PAUL (Text) | 34208203589832 | Easy Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/10/2026 |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | J 363.72 PAUL (Text) | 540191011094042 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Denton Public Library | JB Ceesay (Text) | 25908007146900 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
| Dunn Public Library | J 363.72 Pau (Text) | 33436001615738 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
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.
