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This
is one of the most beautifully illustrated children's books about ocean
plastic and gyres, where the pollution comes from and what it is doing to
the fish, reptiles and mammals who live in the deep blue.
As
you turn the pages you are taken on a visual journey from the swirling
vortexes of micro plastics, to the fish and seals that eat the plastic, to
the fishermen who catch the fish we eat and then to the beaches and landfill
where our fast food lives are buried, but the beaches cannot hide.
Michelle Lord is the author of several books for children including Paterson Prize Honor Book A Song For Cambodia, Nature Recycles, and Animal School: What Class Are You? She lives with her family in New
Braunfels, TX.
Julia Blattman works as a visual development artist for Paramount Animation, and has created art for Disney and for Dreamworks TV. Julia loves bringing stories to life with her artwork. She lives in Los Angeles, CA, and this is her first picture book.
REVIEWS:
Early Praise for The Mess That We Made:
From Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation and founder of Change for the Blue
“Our lives depend on the ocean. Fish consume our waste and then end up on our dinner plates. I hope that this beautifully illustrated book will serve as a tool to pass on the importance of the ocean to future generations and beyond.”
From Briggette Dusart, Cleaner Ocean Foundation
“This outstanding story superbly visualizes pollution problems with art that hits the spot….It is sure to inspire our young conservationists-in the-making to work toward a sustainable ocean environment.”
From Anthony Saner, Director of ReefCI (Reef Conservation International)
“Great book! Inspires a love for stewardship of the ocean in today’s youth so that the next generation will not repeat The Mess That We Made. There is always hope in the next generation, a hope that they will create a healthier, more sustainable ocean.”
FLASHLIGHT
PRESS
Flashlight Press books explore and illuminate the touching and humorous moments
of family situations and social interactions through captivating writing and outstanding illustrations.
Their team includes:
Shari Dash Greenspan Editor and Art Director
Harry Mauer Publisher
Moshe Heller President
Allison Rosenblum Editorial Assistant
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CONTACTS
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OCEAN
CLEANUP PROJECTS A - Z
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Adidas
*
Algalita
research foundation *
Aliance
to end Plastic Waste AEPW
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Baltimore
Mr Trash river cleaning barge
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BAN - Basel
Convention Action Network
*
Boyan
Slat's ocean booms
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CLAIM
H2020 EU marine plastic project
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Earth Day - Fact
sheet ocean plastic
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Fionn
Ferreira's ferrofluid extraction of microplastics
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FlashLight
Press Michelle Lord & Julia Blatt
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Greenpeace
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GRIPS - Global
Research & Innovation in Plastics Sustainability
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5 Gyres Institute
*
Interceptor
tethered river cleaning barges
*
Junk
Raft - plastic awareness voyage
*
Kids
Against Plastic Tat KAPTAT
*
Kulo
Luna graphic novel
*
Miss
Ocean - Plastic Awareness Events
*
4Ocean recycled plastic bracelets
*
Nike
- Sneakers from recycled materials, ocean spills
*
Ocean
Voyages Institute
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Ocean Waste Plastic
*
Parley
AIR
*
Plastic Free
Eastbourne
*
Plastic
Oceans Canada
*
Plastic
Oceans Chile
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Plastic
Oceans Mexico *
Plastic Oceans Org
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Plastic Oceans UK
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Recycling Technologies *
Rozalia Project
*
Seabin
*
Sea Litter
Critters
*
SeaVax autonomous drones
*
Surfers
Against Sewage
*
Surrey University PIRATE
& Triton
*
Sussex
Bay - Coastline marine rewilding project
*
World Oceans Day
*
WRAP - Waste
& Resources Action Programme
As
you can see from the list above, Flashlight Press, Michelle Lord and Julia
Blatman are not alone in the fight against plastic waste in our oceans
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LINKS
& REFERENCE http://flashlightpress.com/the-mess-that-we-made/
https://womenwithgifts.org/2018/12/16/business-featurewild-tribe-heroes/
Sources
used for the back matter of The
Mess That We Made, along with additional educational resources, can be
found here:
THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH
PBS
News Hour, “Great Pacific Garbage Patch Weighs More Than
43,000 Cars and is Much Larger Than We Thought”
The
Ocean Cleanup, “The Great Pacific Garbage Patch”
PLASTIC
POLLUTION
Plastic
Oceans, “The Facts”
The
Smithsonian, “Marine Plastics”
Science
Alert, “We Totally Missed Most of The Plastic Pollution in
The Ocean, Study Reveals”
Plastics
Europe, “Plastics – the Facts 2017”
Our
World in Data, “How Long Does it Take Plastics to Break
Down?”
The
Washington Post, “More Than Half the World’s Sea Turtles
Have Eaten Plastic, New Study Claims”
MICROPLASTICS
GESAMP,
“Microplastics In The Ocean – A Global Assessment”
National
Ocean Service, “What Are Microplastics?”
Science
Direct, “Microplastics: Finding a Consensus On the
Definition”
The
Guardian, “Microplastic Pollution in Oceans is Far Worse Than
Feared, Say Scientists”
GLOBAL
WASTE
The
World Bank, “Global Waste to Grow by 70 Percent by 2050
Unless Urgent Action is Taken: World Bank Report”
Ellen
McArthur Foundation, “The New Plastics Economy”
UN
News, ‘Turn the Tide On Plastic’ Urges UN, As Microplastics
in the Seas Now Outnumber Stars in Our Galaxy”
SHIPPING
CONTAINERS AND LOST CARGO
World
Shipping Council, “Containers Lost At Sea – 2017 Update”
The
Maritime Executive, “Over 1,500 Containers Lost at Sea
Annually”
gCaptain,
“Number of Containers Lost at Sea Falling, Survey Shows”
Shipping
and Freight Resource, “Containers Lost At Sea! Why it Happens
and What to Do When it Happens”
The
Telegraph, “Lost Cargo and Rubber Ducks: Inside the Curious
World of Container Shipping”
STYROFOAM,
STRAWS, BOTTLES, AND OTHER DISPOSABLE PLASTICS
Sciencing,
“How Long Does it Take for Styrofoam to Break Down?”
Green
Dining Alliance, “Real Cost of Styrofoam”
WasteDive,
“To Ban or Recycle? Inside the Foam Fight Dividing the Industry”
Jstor
Daily, “Is the 30-Year-Long Styrofoam War Nearing Its End?”
Society
of Environmental Journalists, “Styrofoam Facts — Why You
May Want To Bring Your Own Cup”
Money,
“No One Knew How Many Plastic Straws Americans Use Every Day. Then a
9-Year-Old Kid Did the Math”
The
Mighty, “Disposable Plastic Straws Suck. Try These
Disability-Friendly Alternatives”
Eco
Cycle, “Be Straw Free Campaign”
Earth
Day Network, “Fact Sheet: How Much Disposable Plastic We
Use”
Forbes,
“We’re Now At A Million Plastic Bottles Per Minute – 91% Of Which Are
Not Recycled”
The
Guardian, “A Million Bottles a Minute: World’s Plastic
Binge ‘As Dangerous As Climate Change'”
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