Taking on the Plastics Crisis
Part of the Pocket Change Collective series
- Subject
- Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection
- Age
- 9-12 years
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Pages
- 64
- Publisher
- Penguin Workshop
- Size
- 10.9 cm × 15.8 cm
- ISBN
- 9780593223338
Step into the world of activism with Hannah Testa, a youth activist fighting to protect our oceans from single-use plastics through political action and grassroot campaigning.
“Brief yet inspirational, this story will galvanize youth to use their voices for change.”—Kirkus Reviews
“A sobering and inspiring read by a brilliant young change maker. Now is the time for all of us to come together to solve the plastic pollution crisis.”—Ed Begley Jr., actor and environmental activist
In this personal, moving essay, youth activist and sustainability advocate Hannah Testa shares with readers how she led a grassroots political campaign to successfully pass state legislation limiting single-use plastics and how she influenced global businesses to adopt more sustainable practices. Through her personal journey, readers can learn how they, too, can follow in Hannah's footsteps and lower their carbon footprint by simply refusing single-use plastics.
Pocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists. In this installment, youth activist Hannah Testa, the founder of Hannah4Change, chronicles both her personal and political mission to save the Earth's oceans by limiting single-use plastic products.
“Brief yet inspirational, this story will galvanize youth to use their voices for change.”—Kirkus Reviews
“A sobering and inspiring read by a brilliant young change maker. Now is the time for all of us to come together to solve the plastic pollution crisis.”—Ed Begley Jr., actor and environmental activist
In this personal, moving essay, youth activist and sustainability advocate Hannah Testa shares with readers how she led a grassroots political campaign to successfully pass state legislation limiting single-use plastics and how she influenced global businesses to adopt more sustainable practices. Through her personal journey, readers can learn how they, too, can follow in Hannah's footsteps and lower their carbon footprint by simply refusing single-use plastics.
Pocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists. In this installment, youth activist Hannah Testa, the founder of Hannah4Change, chronicles both her personal and political mission to save the Earth's oceans by limiting single-use plastic products.
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What reviewers said
“Brief yet inspirational, this story will galvanize youth to use their voices for change.”
“A sobering and inspiring read by a brilliant young change maker. Now is the time for all of us to come together to solve the plastic pollution crisis.”
“[This] book shines a spotlight on the urgent single-use plastic pollution crisis facing our planet.”
“Delivers straight-forward advise for getting involved in the global movement to eliminate single-use plastics.”
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