Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion
by Burns, Loree Griffin
Series:Scientists in the Field (Houghton Mifflin)
ALA Notable/Best BooksBoston Globe/Horn Book Award/HonorsVOYA: The Perfect TensIRA Children's & Young Adult's Book AwarVOYA Award/HonorAAAS/Subaru PrizeOceans/SeasJunior Library Guild Selection
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AR Book Level
8.5
AR Points
2
Word Count
8,971
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
113694 EN
About this book
Aided by an army of beachcombers, oceanographer Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer tracks trash in the name of science. From sneakers to hockey gloves, Curt monitors the watery fate of human-made cargo that has spilled into the ocean.