Soil Basics

by Mari Schuh

Overview

Plants grow in it. Animals live in it. Read more to find out the facts on soil.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781429671101
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	06/01/2011
Series:	Science Builders Series
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	10.70(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.10(d)
Lexile:	420L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Mari Schuh's love of reading began with cereal boxes at the kitchen table. Today, she is the author of hundreds of nonfiction books for beginning readers, covering topics from tomatoes to tornadoes. Mari lives in the Midwest with her husband and their super sassy house rabbit. Learn more about her at marischuh.com.

Table of Contents

What is soil? — Soil's layers — Healthy soil.

Editorial Reviews

What is soil? Readers will learn the answer to this question plus find out that healthy soil is full of life. Students will enjoy the photo of the mole popping up to say “hello” as well as the slimy earthworm creating a path. The book is perfect for very young children since the text is very simple. The photos will be helpful to non–readers as well as support early readers in their understanding. Each double page spread has a few lines of text in large print, opposite a large picture filling a full page. There is a glossary, an index, and additional sources for text and Internet information. The Science Builders series is a fabulous collection of books for K–2 science teachers to have on their shelves since the series supplement the national science standards.

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