One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia

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About the Book

One Plastic Bag: Picture Book Trailer by Miranda Paul and Elizabeth Zunon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_799074521&feature=iv&src_vid=1zZw7yrI22M&v=hONmqhNNS4Y

 

Book Read By The Author: One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay & The Recycling Women Of Gambia By Library Of Congress

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz46PVcCZxs

 

How to Recycle Plastic Bags into Purses a step-by-step video by Isatou Ceesay - Njau, Gambia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zZw7yrI22M

 

Review, Interview & Giveaway: Miranda Paul's One Plastic Bag and Break the Rules Webinar

http://www.sylvialiuland.com/2015/01/Miranda-Paul-One-Plastic-Bag-Review-Giveaway.html

 

Author Interview With Miranda Paul

http://www.alisongoldberg.com/2015/01/author-interview-with-miranda-paul.html

 

Miranda Paul: Revisions, Rejections And Rewards In A Picture Book Author's Life

https://bookpage.com/interviews/19849-miranda-paul#.V11NVa48qTU

 

One Plastic Bag Book Page

http://oneplasticbag.com/

 

Art

Gambian Craft - art out of rubbish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPwcPouyTpQ

 

The Art Lover's Guide to The Gambia - InGambia

http://www.ingambia.com/art-lovers-guide-to-the-gambia/

Culture

National center for Arts and Culture

http://www.ncac.gm/

 

Gambian culture: A website on Gambian culture, Arts and entertainment

http://www.gambia.dk/cu.html

Food

A taste of Gambia: the traditional Gambian dish Yassa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHl3pauJU3M

 

Gambian Peanut Butter Stew Recipe - 'Domoda'

http://www.accessgambia.com/information/domoda-peanut-stew.html

 

How To Prepare Peanut/Groundnut soup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Y7Hsz34Qk

Geography

Wikitravel: Gambia

http://wikitravel.org/en/Gambia

 

The Gambia Resource Page: A Rich Depository Of Information Related To This Small West African Country.

http://resourcepage.gambia.dk/toc_home.htm

 

Gambia, An African Odyssey (Documentary, Discovery, History)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFCfFyfwHqE

 

Ministry of Tourism and Culture | The Smiling Coast of Africa

http://www.motc.gov.gm/

Language

Jammeh To Replace English As Gambia's Official Language

http://www.africareview.com/News/Jammeh-to-replace-English-as-Gambia-official-language/-/979180/2240514/-/4v9ore/-/index.html

 

Learn Wolof Lesson 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB3RBQLfQHw

 

Wolof English Dictionary

http://www.lexilogos.com/english/wolof_dictionary.htm

 

Movement/Dance

Gambian Dancing At Ndenbam - A Joller Village In The Gambia

The Gambian women are playing simple percussion instruments and tapping out the rapid rhythm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkyBX-9aceQ

Organizations

Learning And Teaching About The Environment

https://www.epa.gov/students

 

Great Pacific Garbage Patch

http://nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/great-pacific-garbage-patch/

 

22 Facts About Plastic Pollution (And 10 Things We Can Do About It)

http://www.ecowatch.com/22-facts-about-plastic-pollution-and-10-things-we-can-do-about-it-1881885971.html

 

What’s the problem with plastic bags?

http://www.theworldcounts.com/stories/interesting-facts-about-plastic-bags

Related Children's Books

Teaching for Change: building social justice starting from the classroom

Women’s History Month: A Book Every Day

https://www.teachingforchange.org/womens-history-book-every-day

 

Colors of Us: 22 Multicultural Children’s Books for Earth Day

http://coloursofus.com/multicultural-childrens-books-earth-day/

Teaching Activities

Book Resources, Author Resources And Activity Guides By Teachingbooks.Net

http://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=42462&a=1

 

Book Review and teaching ideas The Classroom Bookshelf: One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia.

http://www.theclassroombookshelf.com/2015/09/one-plastic-bag-isatou-ceesay-and.html

 

Gambia Help: Gambia Health and Education Liaison project-Hand-Crafted Purses

http://gambiahelp.org/get-involved/shop/hand-crafted-purses/

 

Teaching Resources about the book and environment by the author (Powerpoints, videos, activities, worksheet,……)

http://oneplasticbag.com/teacher-resources/

 

kidworldcitizen: Book and Recycled Crafts Inspired by One Plastic Bag

http://kidworldcitizen.org/2016/01/26/one_plastic_bag_isatou_recycling_women/

 

Earth Resources: Campaign Against the Plastic Plague Background Info

http://www.earthresource.org/campaigns/capp/capp-background-info.html

 

7 Eco-Friendly DIY Summer Crafts for Creative Adults (and Kids!)

http://inhabitat.com/7-eco-friendly-diy-summer-crafts-for-creative-adults-and-kids/

 

Recycled Crafts

http://www.education.com/activity/recycled-crafts/

 

38 Things you can do with a Plastic Bag

Here are 38 Things you can do with Plastic Bags.  Put them to good use, and keep them from the landfills!

http://www.onecrazyhouse.com/38-things-you-can-do-with-a-plastic-bag/