Miranda Paul (A) and Elizabeth Zunon (ILT)

List Price:$19.99 (Hardcover – Gambia / Recycling / Building Economy – 2015)

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 and went on their way. One plastic bag became two. Then ten. Then a hundred.

The bags accumulated in ugly heaps alongside roads. Water pooled in them, bringing mosquitoes and disease. Some bags were burned, leaving behind a terrible smell. Some were buried, but they strangled gardens. They killed livestock that tried to eat them. Something had to change. (32 pgs) Ages 4-8

• Grade Level: 1 – 2
• Lexile Measure: AD480L 
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 0.2 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces