Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion
by Loree Griffin Burns • Part of the Scientists in the Field Series
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2007
Word Count 8,971
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1200L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 113694, 2 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Marine debris--Juvenile literature
- Ocean currents
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection
- Ocean currents--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Science & Ecosystems
- Marine debris
- Pollution
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans, Lakes, Etc.)
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Awards & Distinctions 5
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2008
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2008
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