Oops! it's plastic! / Meta Manchester.
Material type: TextSeries: Accidental scientific discoveries that changed the worldPublisher: New York, NY : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2020Edition: First editionDescription: 32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781538239940
- 1538239949
- 9781538239964
- 1538239965
- Oops! It is plastic
- It's plastic
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 668.4 M268 | Available | 33111009648631 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
How many items can you think of that are made of plastic? It's seemingly everywhere. It might be difficult to imagine a world without plastic, but until about 100 years ago, plastic as we know it today didn't exist. The word "plastic" wasn't even used until the 1920s. Readers will learn how many types of plastic were invented accidentally by scientists who were trying to make something else. Accessible, fun content describes how these discoveries were made and how they would go on to change the world in ways both big and small.
"How many items can you think of that are made of plastic? Probably quite a few! It might be hard to imagine a world without plastic, but until about 100 years ago, plastic as we know it today didn't exist! The word "plastic" wasn't even used until the 1920s! In this volume, readers learn how many types of plastic were invented accidentally by scientists who were trying to make something else. In accessible, fun content, it describes how these discoveries were made and how they would go on to change the world in ways both big and small."-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Plastic all around us -- What is plastic? -- Life before plastic -- Brilliant Bakelite -- Creating polyethylene -- Plastic improvements -- Plastic problems -- A world full of plastic -- Glossary.