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Erosion : how Hugh Bennett saved America's soil and ended the Dust Bowl / written by Darcy Pattison & illustrated by Peter Willis.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Moments in sciencePublisher: Little Rock, AR : Mims House, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781629441498
  • 162944149X
  • 9781629441504
  • 1629441503
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "When the dust storms of the 1930s threatened to destroy U.S. farming and agriculture, Hugh Bennett knew what to do. For decades, he had studied the soils in every state, creating maps showing soil composition nationwide. He knew what should be grown in each area, and how to manage the land to conserve the soil. To do that, he needed the government's help. But how do you convince politicians that the soil needs help? Hugh Bennett knew what to do. He waited for the wind."--Back cover.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 631.45 P321 Available 33111010584577
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 631.45 P321 Available 33111010525141
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A compelling, kid-friendly, and visually appealing erosion story. - Kirkus reviewWhen the dust storms of the 1930s threatened to destroy U.S. farming and agriculture, Hugh Bennett knew what to do. For decades, he had studied the soils in every state, creating maps showing soil composition nationwide. He knew what should be grown in each area, and how to manage the land to conserve the soil. He knew what to do for weathering and erosion.To do that, he needed the government's help. But how do you convince politicians that the soil needs help?Hugh Bennett knew what to do. He waited for the wind.This is the exciting story of a soil scientist confronting politicians to encourage them to pass a law to protect the land, the soil. When the U.S. Congress passed a law establishing the Soil Conservation Service, it was the first government agency in the world dedicated to protecting the land, to protecting the Earth. Reading this amazing story of an unchronicled early environmentalist, Hugh Bennett, the founder of the NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service).

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"When the dust storms of the 1930s threatened to destroy U.S. farming and agriculture, Hugh Bennett knew what to do. For decades, he had studied the soils in every state, creating maps showing soil composition nationwide. He knew what should be grown in each area, and how to manage the land to conserve the soil. To do that, he needed the government's help. But how do you convince politicians that the soil needs help? Hugh Bennett knew what to do. He waited for the wind."--Back cover.

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