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Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the organic and inorganic components of soil; discusses plants need for nutrients, nutrient cycles, and decomposition; illustrates the weathering, erosion, deposition processes; and, concludes with why humans need to safeguard soil.
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Looks at what life would be like without dirt and soil, examining how soil supports life and some of the many ways that people have used soil throughout history, and some of its potential future uses.
Author
Publisher
DK/Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Allí abajo, donde las pantas hunden sus raíces y los gusanos excavan sus galerías, hay un mundo oculto que aguarda a ser descubierto... Lleno de vida y rebosante de pequeños animales, el suelo que pisamos esconde un sinfín de historias fascinantes: cómo sobreviven las plantas en la aridez del desierto, cómo crecen los hongos, cómo puede ayundar el suelo a frenar el cambio climático." --
"Down there, where plants sink their roots and worms...
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Down where worms wriggle and microbes squirm, there's a whole world waiting to be discovered... Under Your Feet delves beneath the Earth's surface and explores the diverse wonders hidden there. Encounter creatures of the deep and marvel at the mind-boggling size of the humongous fungus - the biggest organism in the world. Learn how one handful of ordinary soil contains more organisms than there are people on Earth, and carry out experiments using...
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