Plastic

past, present, and future
Eun-ju Kim (trans. Joungmin Lee Comfort) (illus. Ji-won Lee)

“Author Kim and illustrator Lee offer scenes to help kids digest the complex story of plastics ... [R]efreshingly, plastics recycling is not presented as a catchall solution for single-use plastics. Readers are encouraged to reduce single-use plastic consumption, to learn about innovative solutions from scientists and activists, and to acknowledge that eliminating plastics use is unlikely. Illustrations of people throughout show varied skin tones consistent with the bold style used by the illustrator.”

Kirkus

“This book aims to make the topic of plastics accessible to a younger crowd. Beginning with a brief account of a wayward shipment of bath toys spilling into the Pacific Ocean and making their way across the globe, Kim uses a narrative nonfiction style ... Full-page art further enhances the story, while smaller frames or diagrams help describe how plastic is created, how toxic pollutants fill the air, and how to achieve recycling and reusing.”

School Library Journal

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“[R]eaders are launched into a close examination of plastic—how it came to be, how it’s made and used, and how it has changed the world, for better and for worse. The book objectively presents the petroleum-based substance’s contributions to the field of medicine and to the accessibility of manufactured goods alongside its increasingly harsh toll on the environment…Lee’s boldly coloured digital illustrations attractively and neatly chart out complex phenomena such as microplastics consumption.” STARRED REVIEW

Publishers Weekly

We all know plastic use is a huge problem, but when did we start using plastic? And why?

Come on a journey through the world of plastic, with easy-to-understand facts, fascinating stories, and hope for the future.

Kirkus

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Format:Hardback

Size: 11.22in × 9.06in

Extent:36pp with Colour images throughout

ISBN (13):9781950354061

RRP:$17.99

Pub date:6 Apr 2020

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Eun-ju Kim

Eun-ju Kim has been writing children’s books for a long time since studying physics and early childhood education in college.

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Joungmin Lee Comfort

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.

ILLUSTRATOR

Ji-won Lee

Ji-won Lee studied illustration and has been working as an illustrator of children’s books.

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past, present, and future
Eun-ju Kim (trans. Joungmin Lee Comfort) (illus. Ji-won Lee)

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