You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Dirt! (You Wouldn't Want to Live Without…)

by Ian Graham, Mark Bergin (Illustrations)

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.

Genres: Science, Childrens, Nonfiction

32 pages, Hardcover

Published January 15, 2016

About the author

After working as an in-house journalist and editor in consumer electronics magazines, Ian Graham became a freelance writer. He has written more than 230 illustrated non-fiction books for children and teens, and contributed chapters to books including Dorling Kindersley’s Know it All and Big Ideas that Changed the World. He has a degree in applied physics and a postgraduate diploma in journalism.

Reviews

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book in a great series of books. My Kindergartener and I are exploring dirt and how vital it is to our world. This book definitely has a lot of information to share. We do one or two sections a day. Any more than that and there would be too much to try to absorb in one day.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learned more about dirt from this book than I really cared to know. Good primer about the function of dirt (soil).

[KrisLynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great information and lots to read. A little too much for 6yo but good for research paper for 8yo.

[Ad Astra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not only do I love this series, but this book really hit it out of the park for me as an adult. I learned quite a bit and will never look at dirt the same way!

[Ms. Whitaker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute and so infomative. Kids will love the format and pictures

[Koravat(Ing) Vidhayapat · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is good it fits everything I learnt about soil in a short book and it isn't boring