Plastic, Ahoy!: Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Three scientists are on a mission to study a massive accumulation of plastic in the Pacific Ocean, AKA the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The scientific method unfolds as they conduct their investigation. Their adventures introduce readers to the basics of ocean science and the hazards of plastics.
--Green Earth Book Award
--Junior Library Guild Selection
--AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books, finalist
--Banks Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
--Nerdy Book Club Award winner for middle-grade nonfiction
--Recommended by NSTA
--Authors for Earth Day Eco-Book of the Month