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AMAZING WORLD
THE
PROBLEM WITH
PLASTIC
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A plastic shopping bag can be a big Whales and sea turtles have become
problem. The bags are so light, they sick from eating them.
sometimes blow away and hurt wild
animals. How? Wild animals have One teacher in Oregon started the
eaten them. Smaller animals have Washed Ashore project. Volunteers
become tangled. The bags get into use plastic trash from beaches to
drains on streets. The drains empty make sculptures of sea animals. You
into streams, rivers, and the ocean. can help, too. Use cloth or paper
shopping bags. Clean up plastic
when you see it.
CRITTER CLUES
1 I am one of nature’s best jumpers!
2 I make a chirping sound by moving my
wings together.
3 Many people think that I bring good luck.
4 I have three eyes on my forehead!
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