{"product_id":"team-trash-kate-wheeler-9780823452279","title":"Team Trash: A Time Traveler's Guide to Sustainability","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen a science project goes awry, two student activists travel through time to learn how to protect our Earth from plastic pollution in modern times.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStudious environmentalist Charlie is stuck with a science fair partner who seems like her complete opposite: Charlie wants to save the planet, and all Oliver wants is to doodle in his notebook. But when a mechanical mishap sends the two traveling back through time, they'll have to work as a team to return to the present day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn order for the time machine to send them back, the unlikely duo must gather data on recycling throughout the ages - from sustainable marketplaces in Edo Japan to garbage-gobbling pigs in 19th-century NYC. Yet the closer the team gets to the present day, the more that plastic presents a problem: they're running out of time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHarnessing their frustration over the daunting ecological future they've inherited, Charlie and Oliver discover the ways in which they can use their sustainability knowledge to return home and build a better earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this sweeping educational adventure that transports readers across continents and centuries, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e contributor Katie Wheeler invites readers into the history of recycling and how students can reduce plastic waste. Wheeler's fresh journal-style graphic novel acknowledges the reality of plastic pollution while offering accessible activist solutions, playfully-illustrated sustainability tips, and an optimistic look into how modern scientists are combating waste.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Wheeler, Trent Huntington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0823452271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823452279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holiday House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023 pg. 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023 pg. 54","brand":"Kate Wheeler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072637825279,"sku":"9780823452279","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b24ae569-21ee-4ac5-9f6a-6acd2beef2ba.jpg?v=1685443147","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/team-trash-kate-wheeler-9780823452279","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}