Plastic - Past, Present and Future

The world consumes over 300 million tonnes of plastic each year. But when did we start using plastic? And why? Where does all the plastic waste go?Journey through the life cycle of plastic - how plastics are produced and recycled, the many uses of plastics throughout the last century, how our plastic use and pollution has spiralled out of control, and what we can do about it.

About the author

Eun-ju Kim has been writing children’s books for a long time since studying physics and early childhood education in college.
Ji-won Lee studied illustration and has been working as an illustrator of children’s books.
Joungmin Lee Comfort is a translator who enjoys children’s literature as much as her kids do. She is delighted to have translated Plastic: past, present, and future, and looks forward to helping spread more Korean children’s literature around the world.

Summary

The world consumes over 300 million tonnes of plastic each year. But when did we start using plastic? And why? Where does all the plastic waste go?

Journey through the life cycle of plastic – how plastics are produced and recycled, the many uses of plastics throughout the last century, how our plastic use and pollution has spiralled out of control, and what we can do about it.

Additional text

‘Plastic is one of the most celebrated and regrettable inventions that has become a presumed indispensable material throughout the world but at what cost? A thorough and highly engaging look at the history, facts and what do we do next with this long lasting material that has become increasingly abundant.’

Product details

• Authors: Kim Eun-Ju, Lee Ji-Won, Eun-Ju Kim
• Assisted by: Ji-Won Lee (Illustration), Joungmin Lee Comfort (Translation)
• Publisher: Scribe Publications
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 10
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781912854134
• ISBN: 978-1-912854-13-4
• Dimensions: 236 mm x 293 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / History of Science, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Recycling & Green Living, Interest age: from c 6 years, Educational: Sciences, General Science