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You wouldn't want to live without dirt / written by Ian Graham ; illustrated by Mark Bergin ; series created by David Salariya.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: You wouldn't want to--Publisher: New York : Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2016Edition: A Franklin Watts library editionDescription: 32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780531214886 (library binding)
  • 0531214885 (library binding)
  • 9780531224380 (pbk.)
  • 0531224384 (pbk.)
  • 9780606379687 (Turtleback)
  • 0606379681 (Turtleback)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Where does soil come from? -- Types of soil -- A home for life -- What can you make from soil? -- Building with soil -- Covering up -- Growing plants -- Fuel from soil -- Look out -- Losing soil -- health and beauty -- Looking to the future.
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 631.4 G739 Available 33111008155380
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 631.4 G739 Available 33111008386753
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

What if we didn't have any dirt or soil? It's hard to imagine.This series takes readers (Ages 8-12) on a historical journey, examining how people coped in the past and how they developed ingenious ways to make life safer and less unpleasant. Each book features full-color cartoon-style illustrations and hilarious speech bubbles to heighten interest, making the series attractive even to reluctant readers.The ground would look different and many of the plants, trees and animals we know today would disappear. Dirt, and or soil, supplies a surprising variety of raw materials for making things. Learn about the ways dirt and soil have been used by humans over the centuries, from cave paintings to crop farming, and the exciting prospects for dirt and soil we may see in the future.

Includes index.

Where does soil come from? -- Types of soil -- A home for life -- What can you make from soil? -- Building with soil -- Covering up -- Growing plants -- Fuel from soil -- Look out -- Losing soil -- health and beauty -- Looking to the future.

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