Studying Soil

by Sally M. Walker

Overview

Soil can be found almost everywhere on Earth. Sand is a soft soil that is found in deserts. Loam is soil that is great for growing plants. But how are these types of soils different? And how are they made? Explore the amazing world of soil in this book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781541506572
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2017
Series:	Searchlight Books T - Do You Dig Earth Science?
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
File size:	11 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Sally M. Walker has been a children's book writer for over 20 years. Most of her books are nonfiction and present various science topics to young readers. Fossil Fish Found Alive is the story of the hunt for the elusive fish called the coelacanth. Sally also enjoys combining science investigation with historical topics. Her book Secrets of a Civil War Submarine, which won the 2006 Robert F. Sibert Medal, tells about the history, loss, and re-discovery of the first submarine to sink an enemy ship in battle. Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland takes readers on archaeological expeditions, where the forensic analysis of colonial settlers' bones helps us to understand their lives. Sally especially enjoys writing narrative nonfiction that captures the reader's attention with a true story. She is also the author of 2019 Orbis Pictus Honor Book Champion: The Comeback Tale of the American Chestnut.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 What is Soil? 4

Chapter 2 How Soil Forms 8

Chapter 3 Layers of Soil 20

Chapter 4 What Soil Looks Like 24

Chapter 5 Taking Care of Soil 32

Glossary 38

Learn More about Soil 39

Index 40