![]() ![]() Join Isatou Ceesay and be inspired to become a changemaker in your own right. It highlights the urgent need to address the plastic pollution crisis and encourages readers to take action to make a difference in their own communities. This powerful and moving book showcases the impact of one person’s determination and ingenuity in creating positive change. Her efforts not only helped to clean up the environment, but also provided income for women in her community who had been struggling to make ends meet. Isatou Ceesay decided to take action, and she began to collect the plastic bags and recycle them into something new. The bags also strangled gardens, killed livestock, and polluted the environment. I found the story itself engaging, and Isatou Ceesay's innovative. ![]() ![]() The stagnant water in the bags provided a breeding ground for mosquitoes and diseases, while the burning of bags left behind a foul smell. I have enjoyed quite a few of Miranda Paul's picture-books, particularly her non-fiction titles like Water Is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle and Little Libraries, Big Heroes, so I was excited to pick up One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia. However, when these bags broke or were no longer needed, they were carelessly discarded, leading to an unsightly accumulation of plastic waste alongside roads. Discover the inspiring true story of Isatou Ceesay, an African woman who started a recycling movement to combat the pollution caused by plastic bags in her community.įor years, plastic bags were a cheap and convenient option for carrying goods in Njau, Gambia. ![]()
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