Bibliograph

All that trash, the story of the 1987 Garbage Barge and our problem with stuff, by Meghan McCarthy

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All that trash, the story of the 1987 Garbage Barge and our problem with stuff, by Meghan McCarthy

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

800L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

All that trash

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

981907683

Responsibility statement

by Meghan McCarthy

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Accelerated Reader, LG, 5.0, 0.5.

Sub title

the story of the 1987 Garbage Barge and our problem with stuff

Summary

"The true story of a garbage barge that didn't have a place to dock-- and was one of the events that led to the recycling movement."--Provided by publisherStinky. Smelly. And no one wanted it. One sunny afternoon in 1987, a garbage barge named the Mobro 4000 left a New York port to find a place to dump its icky contents. But from North Carolina to Alabama to Mississippi to Louisiana, the barge was turned away. And day to day it only got smellier. For months, 3,186 tons of trash at sea were turned away by port after port. Where would the barge go? All That Trash is the true story of the infamous Mobro 4000 garbage barge and how it became a national sensation and raised environmental awareness about the need to recycle. Award-winning author and illustrator Meghan McCarthy tells a true story about the journey of a smelly barge and how it changed the way most people see trash. -- From dust jacket

Target audience

juvenile

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Story of the 1987 Garbage Barge and our problem with stuff

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