A Handful of Dirt
by Raymond Bial; By (photographer) Raymond Bial

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ISBN-10:   0802786987
ISBN-13:   9780802786982
Publisher:   Macmillan; Walker Books for Young Readers
Edition:   illustrated
Category:   2012 USDA Approved NE Materials, Agriculture, Science Books
Pub. Date:   January 2001
Pages:   32
Format:   Hardcover; Cloth over boards
Ages:   8 to 12
Grades:   3 to 7


Description/Notes
CA 2012 USDA Approved NE Materials
Discusses the nature and importance of soil and the many forms of life it supports.
This set of photographs with accompanying text examines life found underground from invertebrates to the mammals & reptiles that burrow into the earth.
Soil may not be alive, but amazingly, multitudes of microscopic creatures live there, battling it out in an eat-or-be-eaten world. These tiny creatures, invisible to our eyes, provide food for the insects that in turn feed the reptiles and mammals that live in and above the soil. You'll never look at the ground you walk on in the same way after Raymond Bial, an award-winning photo essayist, takes you on this eye-opening, down-and-dirty tour of one of the earth's most precious resources.
Scoop up a handful of dirt. You are now holding one of life's essential building blocks. The food you eat, the clothes you wear -- even the home you live in -- has its origin in the soil.Soil may not seem alive, but amazingly, it is home to a multitude of microscopic creatures fighting to survive in an eat-or-be-eaten world. These soil-dwellers play an integral part in the cycle of life that links mammals, reptiles, and insects.You'll never look at the ground you walk on in the same way once you've picked up A Handful of Dirt -- Raymond Bial's vivid examination of this common, yet precious resource.
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