Green Team Books

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4		Polar Bear	Fleming	2-5	Lifecycle of a mother polar bear and her cubs, as affected by melting ice.	Fits well with 2023 Polar Bear play.
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9		Journey of a Toy	Malam	2-4	Development of plastic toys from oil production to design to manufacturing and shipping.	Book makes no mention of environmental impact of each phase, but that can be added by teacher. Everyone photographed in the book is white.
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13		Ducks Overboard	Motum	2-4	Plight of plastic duck that fell overboard from a container ship. Discusses Pacific Garbage Patch. Whale eats plastic bag.	Hazelle read with her class, so check with her re: age recommendations.
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17		The Last Straw	Hood	K-5	Each 2-page spread focuses on a different aspect of the plastic problem and a solution, for example: making a buddy bench from bottle caps; ending use of plastic bags to help jellyfish and whales	This book is not meant to be read all the way through, so teachers can select a page to focus on.
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20		No More Plastic	Fullerton	K-5	Story about a whale that dies from eating plastic and a girl's response.	I really like how the community is concerned at first, but then forgets all about the problem -- and it's up to the girl to keep the momentum going.
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24		Plastic Ahoy!	Newman	4-5	Detailed look at scientific study of the Pacific Garbage Patch	Could read aloud the introduction, but more for a highly interested student to read.
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28		Our World Out of Balance	Minoglio	4-5	Detailed look at the implications of climate change.	Could read 1 two-page spread aloud, but more for a highly interested student to read.
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32		Kids Fight Plastic	Dorey	K-5	A collection of "2-minute missions" to take action to reduce the harm of single-use plastics.	Teachers could select one mission for their class to accomplish.
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36		Dear Earth...	Dealey	K-3	A student and Earth write letters about what people can do to help the Earth.
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