2nd Experiemntal Primary School of Rhodes, Greece

Young environmental journalists

I love my planet and care for it

It is Sunday afternoon and I walk by the beach with my parents.

Everything is beautiful, the waves, the sand, the plants.
I am happy! Everything is perfect ! Or not?
Maybe not.
I can see a plastic bag wrapping a plant.
Can it breath?
How does the plant feel?
I see many pieces of paper and plastic bags on the grass.
All these harm the beauty of the place and sure bother the plants.
Thankfully, the sand is clean, I though and walked on the pebble to see
the waves closer. Rubbish here too but it is small and cannot be seen

from far. It is cigars!

I go close to the waves. I feel the wind when I see a plastic bag pushed by the
air in the sea.
What will happen?
Can a fish or turtle be trapped in it?
It may die or it may live.
I don't want anything bad to happen in plants, fish or turtle. I dont want anything bad to happen to anyone.
What can I do for that?
The only thing I can do is ask you not to throw your waste on the street or
beaches. Do what you do in your house. Throw your waste in the bin. I will
I wonder how the plant feels

do the same. I will pick up as many waste as I can!

Yiorgos Kokkinos, 4th grade