Why read One Plastic Bag?

Book cover of One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia

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The inspiring true story of how one African woman began a movement to recycle the plastic bags that were polluting her community.

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…

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2 authors picked One Plastic Bag as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Patricia Newman

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I love stories of positive change. They give me hope that humans can see themselves as part of nature rather than apart from it.

One Plastic Bag is special because it focuses on how one person addressed the problem of plastic pollution and instituted change with small steps that created a big impact. If we are to coexist with nature, we must realize each of us have something to contribute.

From Patricia's list on conservation that give readers hope.

Irene Latham

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In Njau, Gambia, Isatou Ceesay was concerned by the way plastic bags accumulated in ugly heaps alongside roads. The bags created odor and disease, and also strangled gardens and animals. Isatou found a way to recycle the bags and transform her community. Readers will be inspired by her imagination and dedication, proving that a single person's actions really can make a difference in our world.

From Irene's list on The best children's picture books about ordinary people who change the world.