Here Comes the Garbage Barge!

Here Comes the Garbage Barge!
ISBN-10
0375852182
ISBN-13
9780375852183
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
40
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade
Author
Jonah Winter

Description

When a little town on Long Island is inundated with garbage, its citizens become more environmentally aware, while a garbage barge travels the North American coast in search of a dumping location.

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