Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, And The Science Of Ocean Motion

ISBN-10: 0606339906
ISBN-13: 9780606339902
Author: Burns, Loree Griffin
Interest Level: 5-9
Publisher: Perfection Learning Corp

Publication Date: April 2010

Copyright: 2007

Page Count: 64

Series: Scientists In The Field -- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Interest Level

Grades 5-9

Reading Level

Guided Reading: X
Lexile: 1200L
Accelerated Reader Level: 8.5
Accelerated Reader Points: 2.0

BISAC Subjects

YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection *

YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences *

YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Transportation / Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft *

Description
Describes the work of scientist Curtis Ebbesmeyer, whose project of tracking plastic items accidently spilled by ocean cargo ships has heightened awareness of the dangers to ocean life and has inspired similar projects for other types of debris.