Plastic (Material World) - Hardcover

Material World Plastic uses imaginative language and child-friendly photographs to describe all the major characteristics of plastic. It then goes on to highlight the connection between the properties of plastic and how it is used in the world around us. As well as describing how plastic is produced and used, the book also examines the environmental problems caused by waste plastic, and looks at some solutions. The text also includes questions and activities to encourage children to think about and handle different materials.

Claire Llewellyn was an editor of children's fiction and non-fiction for over ten years before becoming a writer, specializing in books for younger readers. Her 'My First Book of Time' won TES Junior Information Book Award in 1992. Since then, she has written over 50 children's books on a wide range of subjects.