Composting: Nature's Recyclers

by Robin Koontz, Matthew Harrad (Illustrator)

Overview

Dead leaves, food scraps, and grass clippings for lunch? Small animals, fungi, and bacteria called decomposers turn trash into a tasty compost treat. Learn more about compost and how you can use it in your garden or yard.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781404822009
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	09/01/2006
Series:	Amazing Science
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	426,542
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.12(d)
Lexile:	IG610L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

Table of Contents

Steaming heap — Composting — Homemade food — Doing what nature does — Heap needs — The decomposers — Lots of food for everyone — Mini-munchers — Nature's treasure.

Editorial Reviews

How does it work and why? These fun, elementary science books answer kids' questions about the world around them—and encourage them to ask more. Written for ages 5-10 (grades K-4), each book includes side bars, experiments, an activity, table of contents, index, fun facts, booklist, glossary, and safe internet sites at www.facthound.com for additional research and reading. The series includes five addtional titles: Erosion: Changing Earth's Surface, Magnification: A Closer Look, Science Measurements: How Heavy? How Long? How Hot?, Science Safety: Being Careful, and Science Tools: Using Machines and Instruments.

The Midwest Book Review

In Composting: Nature's Recyclers, Robin Koontz has created an eye-catching book for young people that explains the process of composting, a form of recycling. The book introduces the young reader, visually and in words, to the natural process of how nature converts plant and animal material to organic compost. Side notes on every other page provide "fun facts" for the learner. Readers can relate to the composting process when they see leaves in the fall become the end product in the spring. The author includes a hands-on composting lesson, a good glossary, and additional references for parents and teachers, for further exploration. This is definitely a resource book for the classroom, as well as a book for parents to use with their children.

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