TY - BOOK AU - Hood,Susan AU - Engel,Christiane TI - The last straw: kids vs. plastics T2 - The last straw SN - 9780062981394 AV - TD798 .H66 2021 U1 - 628.4/4 23 KW - Plastics KW - Environmental aspects KW - Juvenile literature KW - Juvenile poetry KW - Plastic scrap KW - Plastic marine debris KW - Recycling (Waste, etc.) KW - Citizen participation KW - Environmental protection KW - Children's poetry, American KW - Juvenile works KW - fast KW - Instructional and educational works KW - lcgft KW - Didactic poetry KW - Poetry KW - Informational works KW - Picture books N1 - "The artist used acrylics, watercolour, and Adobe Photoshop to create the illustrations for this book"--Title page verso; Includes bibliographical references (pages 42-45); Introduction --; Fantastic plastic --; P is for peek-a-boo plastic --; A sea change --; Plastic for dinner? --; The great Pacific garbage patch --; Ban the bag --; Mr. Trash wheel --; The road back --; From bottles to buddies --; For the love of frogs --; Ode to the jellyfish --; What can a bottle be? --; The munching, crunching caterpillars --; Be straw free --; A shining light --; Stand up, speak up --; Join the crew --; Author's note --; Timeline --; Use this, not plastic --; Top ten ocean polluters --; Additional resources --; Acknowledgments; Ages 5 up N2 - "Hood's poems highlight the threat of plastic and shows how it is hurting the health of our planet. You'll discover how scientists are using jellyfish snot and other methods to break down plastic pollution faster. Hood then introduces readers to young activists who are standing up and speaking out for change-- and inspires you to change the way you think about plastic!"--Provided by publisher ER -