Explore Soil!: With 25 Great Projects

by Kathleen M. Reilly, Bryan Stone (Illustrations)

Soil! We walk on it, play in it, build with it, grow our food in it, and get antibiotics from it. But what exactly is soil? What makes it so important? Can we survive without it? In Explore Soil! With 25 Great Projects , young readers learn how vital soil is to our lives. It filters the water we drink and the air we breathe, and most of the food we eat either grows in soil or subsists on plants that grow there. Soil is a very important part of our daily diet!

Activities such as exploring soil runoff, composting, and analyzing soil composition offer kids the chance to get their hands dirty while coming face to face with the study of soil. Kids learn concepts within the fields of life science and chemistry while discovering the dangers soil faces. Explore Soil offers fun, practical information about something kids already soil!

Genres: Childrens

96 pages, Hardcover

First published September 8, 2015

About the author

It all started with a four-inch book written in green crayon on peach paper, called "The Rabbet and Dog and Cat." Yes, I realize that's not how rabbit is spelled. I know that now. But when I was five, I wasn't worried about the spelling. I was too busy creating my masterpiece ("illustrated by the author").

Today, I write on the computer (look, Ma, no crayons!) -- my books include chick lit (HALFSIE), nonfiction (Nomad Press series), a middle grade (REGINALD PEPPER) and an upcoming young adult novel (SHE).

I'd love to talk about books with you!

Reviews

[Ign33l · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got bired at the beggining because this is just for kids and the projects are kind of basic and to investigate. Eitherway nothing advanced of course but learned alot about soil and its basics like erosio, what can i grow with no effort and about composts. After this you should read another mire advanced soil refinery book. Got some ideas out of this one though.