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All that trash : the story of the 1987 Garbage Barge and our problem with stuff

Author

McCarthy, Meghan, author.

Title

All that trash : the story of the 1987 Garbage Barge and our problem with stuff / by Meghan McCarthy.

Format

Book

Edition

First edition.

Published

New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2018] ©2018

Description

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

URL

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Portion of title

Story of the 1987 Garbage Barge and our problem with stuff

Notes

"A Paula Wiseman Book." "Junior Library Guild Premier Selection"--cover sticker. Includes bibliographical references.

Summary

Stinky. Smelly. And no one wanted it. One sunny afternoon in 1987, a garbage barge named the Mobro 4000 left a New York port to find a place to dump its icky contents. But from North Carolina to Alabama to Mississippi to Louisiana, the barge was turned away. And day to day it only got smellier. For months, 3,186 tons of trash at sea were turned away by port after port. Where would the barge go? All That Trash is the true story of the infamous Mobro 4000 garbage barge and how it became a national sensation and raised environmental awareness about the need to recycle. Award-winning author and illustrator Meghan McCarthy tells a true story about the journey of a smelly barge and how it changed the way most people see trash. -- From dust jacket.

[Summary]

"The true story of a garbage barge that didn't have a place to dock-- and was one of the events that led to the recycling movement."--Provided by publisher.

Target audience

800L Lexile

Awards

A Junior Library Guild selection.

Subject headings

Mobro 4000 (Barge)--Juvenile literature. Break of Dawn (Tugboat)--Juvenile literature. Barges--United States--Juvenile literature. Refuse and refuse disposal--United States--Juvenile literature. Voyages and travels--Juvenile literature. Sea stories--Miscellanea. Islip (N.Y.)--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.

Genre heading

Juvenile works. History. Sea stories. Literature.

ISBN

9781481477529 (hardcover) 1481477528 9781481477536 (e-book)