{"id":985,"date":"2021-02-26T06:50:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T14:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=985"},"modified":"2021-02-25T18:01:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T02:01:27","slug":"plasticus-maritimus-an-invasive-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/plasticus-maritimus-an-invasive-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Plasticus Maritimus: An Invasive Species"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Amazon<\/a> | Bookshop<\/a> | IndieBound<\/a><\/p>\n

Plasticus Maritimus: An Invasive Species<\/em>
\nby Ana Pego (Author), Isabel Minh\u00f3s Martins (Author), and Bernado P. Carvalho (Illustrator)<\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> Inspired by biologist Ana P\u00eago\u2019s life\u2019s work, this book for ages 10-16 looks at plastic pollution in the ocean and explains why it is such an urgent contemporary issue. <\/p>\n

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It’s STEM Friday!<\/a> (STEM<\/strong> is S<\/strong>cience, T<\/strong>echnology, E<\/strong>ngineering, and M<\/strong>athematics)<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2021 Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound Plasticus Maritimus: An Invasive Species by Ana Pego (Author), Isabel Minh\u00f3s Martins (Author), and Bernado P. Carvalho (Illustrator) Booktalk: Inspired by biologist Ana P\u00eago\u2019s life\u2019s work, this book for ages 10-16 looks at plastic pollution in the ocean and explains why it is such an urgent contemporary issue. Snippet: It’s … <\/p>\n

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