One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia

By Miranda Paul. 2015.  

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Deborah - 4 June 2018

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This book is a 6 out of 5 star rating. With the movement to reduce our footprint, this book is awe inspiring. Many of us don't think about the impact of plastic bags on our environment. It is something that we just take for granted. Growing up I remember using paper grocery bags, then we were forced into using plastic bags, now we have gone full cycle but now to cloth bags. I have cloth shopping bags, it is more of a matter of remember to take them with me when I am going shopping.

This book is well worth reading.... Buy it, borrow it from the library... It demonstrates that if we work together and think outside the box, one person can actually make a difference in their community.

Anonymous  - 17 April 2015

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There are so many things I love about this book. First, the story about an incredible woman who used her vision and intelligence to start an enterprise that teaches young woman so many skills. Then the way the story is told by a very gifted writer. And to top it off, the illustrations are beautiful. This books transcends age and gender and race, it will appeal to any audience, and can be used with young children to teach them early the importance of recycling and protecting our environment everywhere.

K.T.Portland - 9 February 2017

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Important moral about Reduce - Reuse - Recycle, but seemingly disconnected from life in the developed world though the ethics are relevant.

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