This works as a successful primer for the very young to the idea of oceanic plastic – it's not talking about vortices of it out in the Pacific, or microplastics, it's just pointing out the typical trash you see floating downstream to our coastlines. It has a handy lesson about reusing plastics, if you have to use them at all, and all is jolly and bright. Lesson learnt.

Plastic Soup is an adorable story of a group of friends who learn an important lesson of conservation while spending a day at the beach. The cute illustrations and simple story line are a great way to introduce young children to this important lesson. Plastic Soup does a great job at setting the stage for parent's to have future discussions with their children on how we can help our environment by reducing, reusing, and recycling. After reading it to my 3.5 year old,, he is now very excited to follow the directions in the back to make the reusable bag to take stuff to Grandma's house and finding ways to give more stuff the the recycling man than the garbage man. We highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to begin teaching their children how to love the environment.

A great book to start teaching young children about water pollution and what they can do to help and how they can use less plastic and recycle to help make a difference.
Lovely bright illustrations with relatable characters to hold childrens interest.
I love the title Plastic Soup because it associates well with the story and keeps a bit of fun in it.