02321cam a2200361 i 4500 999478951 TxAuBib 20231005120000.0 210830s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021946279 9781536217728 hardback 1536217727 hardback TxAuBib rda Motum, Markus,. Ducks overboard! [Print] : a true story of plastic in our oceans / Markus Motum. First US edition. Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2021. 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Texas Library Grants - Texas Book Festival. Eco facts come to light as a plastic duck narrates this beautifully illustrated true story of thousands of bath toys that were lost at sea and swept to the four corners of the Pacific. If a shipping container filled with 28,000 plastic ducks spilled into the Pacific Ocean, where would all those ducks go? Inspired by a real incident, this captivating and innovative look at the pollution crisis in our oceans follows one of the ducks as it is washed away on ocean currents, encountering plastic-endangered whales and sea turtles and passing through the giant floating island of marine debris known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. From the author-illustrator of the acclaimed The Story of a Mars Rover comes a highly accessible and graphically stylish picture book with an ultimately hopeful message about environmental issues and the state of our oceans. An end map documents the widely scattered journey of the real-life plastic ducks, showing where they have been found, as well as facts about the ways plastic is affecting various parts of the world. 20231005. Plastic marine debris Juvenile literature. Marine pollution Juvenile literature. Waste disposal in the ocean Juvenile literature. Environmental protection Juvenile literature. TXTLL