You Are Eating Plastic Every Day: What's in Our Food?

Description: Scientists have recently started studying plastic pollution and our food supply. And, make no mistake, you are eating microscopic pieces of plastic everyday. What does it mean for our health? And what can you do about it? Students will get practical tips on how they can get involved and become part of the solution.

Brief description: Danielle Smith-Llera grew up in coastal Virginia, hearing unforgettable tales about her Mexican and Irish ancestors. She first moved overseas to teach in international schools in Hungary and Brazil. Life in the U.S. Foreign Service has taken her around the world to live in India, Jamaica, Romania, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Washington, DC. She loves sharing stories--fiction, nonfiction, and a mixture of both--in classrooms, museum exhibits, and, of course, books.

Review Quotes: STARRED REVIEW! Part of the Informed! series (4 titles), this book comprehensively and convincingly presents the dangers single-use plastics pose to the environment and its animals, including humans. . . .The text utilizes infographics, fact boxes, and photos as it describes the pros and cons of plastic's resilience, its journey into oceans and the food chain, the trouble with recycling, and environmental activism by young people. The book's shocking statistics will make readers look at seafood (and salt!) in new ways and compel some to take action.-- "Booklist"