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Plasticus Maritimus: An Invasive Species

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內容簡介 塑膠：入侵的物種 認識海洋汙染 生物學家Ana Pêgo小時候住在海邊，她的幼年時光即在海灘度過。她會沿著海灘收集化石、觀察潮汐海浪、看看沙子是否不一樣…。長大後，她發現海邊出現新的材質：塑膠，於是開始收集研究，並為它起一個拉丁名。Ana Pêgo觀察到海洋汙染源不僅有化學排放、漏油…還有塑膠垃圾汙染，其中塑膠佔了百分之八十。Ana Pêgo講解塑料的化學成分和物理特性，從顯而易見的漁網、水瓶，到微小的透明顆粒都是，並告訴讀者塑料如何最終流進河流、湖泊、海洋。她示警世人塑膠危及美麗的海洋，也破壞美麗的地球。最後她審視現行的解決方法，呼籲大眾徹底改變習慣。 "Clever...beguiling....Readers age 11 and older are likely to finish this book feeling both persuaded and uplifted. Beauty has a way of doing that. "--Wall Street JournalFor young readers comes an imaginative guide to ocean plastics, filled with tips and tricks for identifying--and combating--pollution in our oceans. Inspired by biologist AnaP go's life's work, and filled with engaging science and colorful photographs, this foundational look at plastic pollution in the ocean explains why it is such an urgent contemporary issue. When she was young, Ana P go didn't play in a backyard, but on a beach. She walked along the shore, looked at tide pools, and collected fossils. As she grew older, P go noticed a new species at the seaside: plastic. She decided to collect it, study it, and give it a Latin name--Plasticus maritimus--to warn people of its dangers to our planet.P go tells us how plastics end up in our rivers, lakes, and oceans, shares plastic's chemical composition and physical properties, and offers a field guide to help readers identify and understand this new invasive species in all its forms, from the obvious (fishing nets and water bottles) to the unfamiliar (tiny, clear particles called microplastics). Finally, she offers a critical look at our current "solutions " to plastic contamination and in her most important proposal--REVOLUTIONIZE--calls for deep changes in our habits, motivating young and old alike to make a difference, together. An artificial and almost indestructible species, Plasticus maritimus deserves to have its days numbered Together, we can send it packing. "A cleverly conceived and comprehensive introduction to a serious issue. "-- Kirkus Reviews Honorable Mention--Bologna Ragazzi Award. Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute."

作者介紹

作者介紹 Ana PêgoAna Pêgo is a marine biologist and is involved in environmental education projects that combine science and art to raise people’s awareness about the need to conserve the ocean. She created Plasticus Maritimus — an ongoing project and Facebook page, where she gives regular updates on her findings. Isabel Minhós MartinsIsabel Minhós Martins graduated in Communication Design from Lisbon College of Fine Arts and co-founder of the Portuguese publisher Planeta Tangerina. She the author of numerous books, including When I Was Born.Bernardo P. CarvalhoBernardo P. Carvalho is an award-winning illustrator and co-founder of the Portuguese publisher, Planeta Tangerina.

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