Explore soil!

Reilly, Kathleen M. (Author). Stone, Bryan (Bryan A.) (Added Author).

Summary: Soil! We walk on it, play in it, build with it, grow our food in it, and get antibiotics from it. But what exactly is soil? What makes it so important? Can we survive without it? In Explore Soil! With 25 Great Projects, young readers learn how vital soil is to our lives. It filters the water we drink and the air we breathe, and most of the food we eat either grows in soil or subsists on plants that grow there. Soil is a very important part of our daily diet! Activities such as exploring soil runoff, composting, and analyzing soil composition offer kids the chance to get their hands dirty while coming face to face with the study of soil. Kids learn concepts within the fields of life science and chemistry while discovering the dangers soil faces. Explore Soil offers fun, practical information about something kids already love: soil!

Record details

ISBN: 9781619302969
ISBN: 1619302969
Physical Description: print
92 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Publisher: White River Junction, Vermont : Nomad Press, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index. "With 25 great projects"
Formatted Contents Note:	Home sweet soil -- How soil works -- Soil and people -- Soil and disease -- Soil and farm animals -- Soil and plants -- Dangers to soil -- What can we do?
Target Audience Note:	Ages 7-10.