Ammu’s Bottle Boat follows a plastic bottle boat on its way from Ammu’s hands to the sea, and the guts of various animals. Written in rhyme by Niveditha Subramaiam, the story narrates the grim reality of how plastic is ubiquitous and harmful to the world. At the end of the book is an explainer of the harms of single use plastic, and the ways to solve the problem through recycling and upcycling.
November 2022, volume 46, No 11