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Paul, Miranda

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

32 pp. | Millbrook | February, 2015 | Library ISBN 978-1-4677-1608-6 $19.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4677-6299-1
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon. In 1980s the Gambia, ever-growing piles of discarded plastic bags were attracting disease-bearing insects and killing domestic animals. Paul has written a clear and sensitive account of Isatou Ceesay and her fellow activists' ingenious solution to the problem. Zunon's collages, with vivid colors, elegant patterns, and varied textures--especially those from plastic bags--provide a beautiful entry into the story. Reading list, timeline. Glos.
Reviewer: Monica Edinger | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2015

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