Life in a Bucket of Soil

Life in a Bucket of Soil

Author: Alvin Silverstein

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-06-10

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 0486320227

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Grade-schoolers learn how ants, snails, slugs, beetles, earthworms, spiders, and other subterranean creatures live, breed, interact, move about, defend themselves, and more.


Life in a Bucket of Soil

Life in a Bucket of Soil

Author: Alvin Silverstein

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 9780486410579

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Describes the various animals that live within the soil under our feet, including earthworms, roundworms, snails, mites, beetles, and ants.


Looking Into Soil

Looking Into Soil

Author: Emma Huddleston

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781503835207

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Explore soil's layers from the nutrient-rich topsoil to the rocky base. Learn about the cycle of life and decay, soil's organic and inorganic materials, and the ways soil supports life on Earth. Additional features include a diagram labeling each of the layers, Fast Facts, a phonetic glossary, an index, an introduction to the author, and further sources for learning.


Secrets of the Soil

Secrets of the Soil

Author: Peter Tompkins

Publisher: books catalog

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 9788129105639

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This book,a fascinating companion to The Secret Life of Plants by the same authors, tells the story of the innovative, nontraditional, often surprising things that certain scientists, farmers, and mystics are doing to prevent the slow degradation of our planet. For example, using the techniques of Rudolf Steiner s biodynamic agriculture with its reliance on ethereal forces from the planets,Dan Carlson s growth stimulating Sonic Bloom, and rock dust fertilizer to revitalize depleted soils; or gardening with the help of truly amazing new technologies to reverse serious agricultural problems.The authors illustrate,in a truly enlightening and convincing manner, the pivotal role that the natural elements play in ourlives, and the necessity of cultivating and sustaining a relationship with one most basic of them the soil.


From Garbage to Compost

From Garbage to Compost

Author: Lisa Owings

Publisher: Lerner Classroom

Published: 2016-08

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 1512412996

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"How does garbage become useful compost? Follow each step--from garbage to compost--in this book!"--


Soil and Sacrament

Soil and Sacrament

Author: Fred Bahnson

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-08-06

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1451663307

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Recounts the author's experiences founding a faith-based community garden in rural North Carolina, and emphasizes how growing one's own food can help readers reconnect with the land and divine faith.


Discover Dirt

Discover Dirt

Author: Pamela Hall

Publisher:

Published: 2014-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781626873018

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Scoop up some dirt. It's made of many things. What are dirt's ingredients? How is it made? What happens inside it? This simple, colorful book will make kids think differently about the dirt beneath their feet.


Inside the Worm’s Hole

Inside the Worm’s Hole

Author: Meish Goldish

Publisher: Bearport Publishing

Published: 2013-08-01

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 1617729523

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It's a cool, damp night, and a wriggling worm searches for food in a garden. Before the sun rises, it returns to its home in the soil. Tiny hairs on the worm's skin grab the dirt to help the crawler move forward. As the worm squirms underground, its long body breaks up the soil and creates tunnels. Welcome to the worm's hole! Clear text, colorful photos, and diagrams will engage young readers as they explore the habitat, physical characteristics, diet, and behavior of these curious creatures. Age-appropriate activities and critical-thinking questions give readers an opportunity to make observations and gain valuable insights.


Frog Heaven

Frog Heaven

Author: Doug Wechsler

Publisher: Boyds Mills Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9781590782538

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Examines the functions and features of a vernal pool where salamanders, wood frogs, tree frogs, and other native inhabitants live and breed, enhanced with full-color photographs from the author of Bizarre Bugs.