Technical specs
Original title: Plasticus maritimus — uma espécie invasora
176 pages / 150 x 210 mm
ISBN: 9789898145901 / RRP: 17,90€
1st edition: November 2018
4th reprint: January 2023
© Rights sold: Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Czech, English, French, Galician, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish
Plasticus maritimus
(Portuguese edition)
When Ana was a child, she would play on the beach. Gradually, she noticed a new species becoming more common along the shore: plastic.
Ana trained as a marine biologist and began collecting plastics. She even gave the new species a scientific name of its own: Plasticus maritimus. Since then, she has started a project to raise awareness of this issue.
Based on Ana’s story, this book contains information on the relationship between plastic and the oceans, including a practical guide for collecting and analysing samples of this species on the beach.
The main goal: to inspire action.
Every hour, one thousand tonnes of plastic ends up in our oceans.
That’s the equivalent of a large lorry full of plastic each minute!
It’s about time we do something about it.
Technical specs
Original title: Plasticus maritimus — uma espécie invasora
176 pages / 150 x 210 mm
ISBN: 9789898145901 / RRP: 17,90€
1st edition: November 2018
4th reprint: January 2023
© Rights sold: Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Czech, English, French, Galician, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish
Awards and recognitions
Nominated — Ecological Book for Youth 2021, Festival du Livre et de la Presse d’Écologie (France, 2021)
Nominated — Prix Sorcières 2021 (France)
Selected — 2021 Outstanding Science Trade Books (USA)
Honourable Mention — BolognaRagazzi Awards, Non Fiction category (2020)
Nominated — Best Portuguese Picturebook Illustrator, BD Amadora Awards (2019)
Recommended — National Reading List (Portugal)
What they say
Supremely written, brilliantly documented, with clear and accessible information. (…) Stirring, inspiring and, unfortunately, absolutely necessary, this is a book which deserves a place on all bookshelves.
Ricochet Jeunes, June 2020
One of the great books [of 2018] was “Plasticus maritimus” (…), which should be a bedside table book for readers of any age — from the plastic floating on the sea to the scientific rigour, as well as the flawless aesthetic, upon confronting this issue you can be sure that we won’t have a future if we carry on ignoring this problem.
Sara Figueiredo Costa, Expresso, 22/12/2108
An unforgettable book.
Deus me livro, 21/01/2021
Ana Pêgo claims that “we don’t need to make a radical change in order to begin the process of “deplastifying” (…) This is indeed the whole spirit (and merit) of the book: making concrete suggestions, uncomplicating what is complicated and turning one of the biggest problems and challenges for our planet accessible to an eight year old.
Ana Dias Ferreira, Observador, 28/11/2018
The brilliance of “Plasticus Maritimus” lies in its ability to sensitise children without infantilising them. Quite the contrary to what many might think, our children are capable of understanding the most complex of matters without us needing to strip back our language or intellectual stimulation.
Nuno Gomes Garcia, Luso newspaper, 4/10/2020