Compost, By Gosh: An Adventure with Vermicomposting

by Michelle Eva Portman

Author Michelle Eva Portman presents a wonderful adventure where a young girl and her mom convert a storage box into a house for their new pets. The box becomes a vermicomposting bin and the pets are redworms. Portman's poetic, rhyming couplets provide a grand explanation of the process of vermicomposting in a manner that the youngest reader/listener will enjoy. The story is accompanied by adorable illustrations. The book includes "How To" and "Resources" sections to encourage further exploration of vermicomposting.

42 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2002

Reviews

[Jack · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good step by step guide to Vermicomposting. Will use for Elementary and MS ecology unit activity. Recommended activity guide. "Easy to follow, step-by-step instructions for young people who want to make their own compost (under adult supervision) round out this excellent and very highly recommended instructional book for budding young gardeners." (from reader review - and couldn't say it better.)
Age Range: 4 - 9 years

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute rhyming book all about setting up and maintaining a worm bin! But from a young girl's perspective.