No More Plastic

by Alma Fullerton

A young girl takes action against ocean pollution in a timely story set in PEI with unique plastic-waste diorama art by award-winnning author and illustrator Alma Fullerton. Isley loves the ocean and everything in it. Well, almost everything. Her heart sinks at the sight of her Alantic Ocean shoreline covered in trash. One day, upon discovering a beached right whale that has starved to death after swallowing plastic, Isley decides enough is enough. She steers her family into adopting a zero-waste lifestyle, inspiring others to do the same. But when the adults around her give way to apathy and routine, how can Isley make sure her whale’s memory inspires lasting change?

Distinctions: Nominated, 2022 Blue Spruce Award

Suitable for: JK to grade 2
Themes: Acquatic Habitat Protection; Environmental Science & Ecosystems; Recycling & Green Living.
Available: January 1, 2022
Languages: English

Book Creators

Alma Fullerton

Alma Fullerton’s free-verse novels for juvenile and young adult readers have earned her multiple nominations and awards, including the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award and the CLA Book of the Year Honour. Her first picture book, A Good Trade, has been a White Ravens Choice, a Bank Street Best Book, and a nominee for the OLA Blue Spruce Award and the Kentucky Bluegrass Awards. In a Cloud of Dust won the Rainforest of Reading Award, was nominated for the OLA Blue Spruce Award, and was a Foreword Magazine Best Children’s Books of Fall 2015 selection. Alma lives in Midland, Ontario.