soils

"Soil may look like lifeless matter beneath your feet, but nothing could be further from the truth! Healthy soil is teeming with organisms, organic material, and minerals that make plant life--including sources of food--possible. Readers will learn more about the 'recipe' for good soil, how soil may change because of environmental factors, and that soil is truly one of the most vital natural resources on Earth. Attractive images are a perfect addition for the visual learner, while supportive, comprehensible facts are distributed throughout the text in eye-catching ways"--Provided by the publisher.

"A collection of poems about dirt and the many organisms that live there such as grubs, trap door spiders, moles, earthworms, chipmunks, and doodlebugs"-- Provided by publisher.

Text and pictures introduce young readers to the science of soil. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

Provides an overview of the scientific method and includes material lists and step-by-step instructions for five experiments on soil. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

In this book, readers will dig into the layers of soil, learn how it is made, and find out how soil helps plants and other living things thrive.

"Using scientific inquiry, readers will learn about the different layers, types, and purposes of soil. Through everyday connections to science in the real world, decide what soil is best to grow a garden. Includes a note to caregivers, a glossary, a discover activity, and career connections, as well as connections to science history"--Provided by publisher.

Text and pictures introduce young readers to the science of soil.

Provides an overview of the scientific method and includes material lists and step-by-step instructions for five experiments on soil.

"[The author] presents the science of soil health and shares the techniques she has used--including cover crops, constant mulching, and compost tea--to create and maintain rich, dark, crumbly soil that's teeming with life.

Everything is connected on Earth, even if we can't see it right away. Biogeology is the study of the important and sometimes weird relationships between living things and the Earth itself. Young readers might know how beavers dam rivers to make ponds, but they probably don't know about the hungry bacteria that eat rocks to make sparkly minerals like pyrite.