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The dirt book : poems about animals that live beneath our feet / by David L. Harrison ; illustrated by Kate Cosgrove.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Holiday House, [2021]Edition: First editionDescription: 39 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780823438617
  • 0823438619
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "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.
List(s) this item appears in: Poetry Month
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 811.6 H318 Available 33111010586713
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 811.6 H318 Available 33111010532022
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Unearth the glorious mysteries that lie beneath our feet with 15 fun and fact-filled poems about soil--what it is, how it's made, and who lives in it!


A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
Named to the Texas Bluebonnet Master List

Spectacular vertical panoramas illustrating life underground accompany 15 funny, fascinating poems that explore dirt and the many creatures that make their homes underground. Spiders, earthworms, ants, chipmunks and more crawl across the pages, between stretching roots and buried stones.

Chipmunk, for such a little squirt
you sure do move a lot of dirt,
you sure do dig your tunnels deep,
you sure do find some nuts to keep,
you sure do know your underground.
Chipmunk, you sure do get around.

This unique celebration of dirt-- what makes it, what lives in it, and the many wonderful things the soil does to support life on our planet-- is a whimsical, cleverly-illustrated pick for kids who love animals... or who just love playing in the mud.

From the creators of And the Bullfrogs Sing , a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, this intriguing, uniquely charming nature book has been vetted by experts and includes an author's note with more information about all the featured creatures, as well as a bibliography.

An NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students
An NCTE Notable Poetry Book

Includes notes about dirt and the organisms that live in it.

Ages 5-9. Holiday House.

Grades 2-3. Holiday House.

"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.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 39-40).

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