Tracking Trash by BURNS LOREE GRIFFIN


ISBN
9780547328607
Published
Binding
Paperback
Pages
64

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.The information he collects is much more than casual news; it is important scientific data.And with careful analysis, Curt, along with a community of scientists, friends, and beachcombers alike, is using his data to understand and protect our ocean. In engaging text and unforgettable images, readers meet the woman who started it all (Curt's mother!), the computer program that makes sense of his data (nicknamed OSCURS), and several scientists, both on land and on the sea, who are using Curt's discoveries to preserve delicate marine habitats and protect the creatures who live in them. AUTHOR Loree Griffin Burns phD did her doctoral work far from the Pacific Ocean in Massachusetts. While writing this book, however, she made several trip to the Pacific coast. She is also the author of The Hive Detectives. She is the winner of the Boston Globe Horn Book Honor Award for Nonfiction. Ages 10 and up
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