The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics
by Susan Hood and Christiane Engel
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- Grade
- PK-6
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
Year Published 2021
Word Count 2,673
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 515404, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Social Studies
- STEAM
- Subject Headings
- Plastics--Environmental aspects--Juvenile poetry
- Plastic scrap--Environmental aspects--Juvenile literature
- Plastics--Environmental aspects
- Recycling (Waste, etc.)--Citizen participation
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection
- Plastic scrap--Environmental aspects--Juvenile poetry
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Poetry / General
- Plastic marine debris--Environmental aspects--Juvenile literature
- Environmental protection
- Plastic marine debris--Environmental aspects--Juvenile poetry
- Environmental protection--Juvenile literature
- Recycling (Waste, etc.)
- Plastics--Environmental aspects--Juvenile literature
- Children's poetry, American
- Plastic scrap--Environmental aspects
- Recycling (Waste, etc.)--Juvenile literature
- Recycling (Waste, etc.)--Citizen participation--Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Recycling & Green Living
- Plastic marine debris--Environmental aspects
- Environmental protection--Juvenile poetry
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
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Lesson Plan from Missouri Association of School Librarians
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Teaching Resources from Susan Hood
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2022
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