Bibliograph

You wouldn't want to live without dirt, written by Ian Graham ; illustrated by Mark Bergin ; series created by David Salariya

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Label

You wouldn't want to live without dirt, written by Ian Graham ; illustrated by Mark Bergin ; series created by David Salariya

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

900L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

You wouldn't want to live without dirt

Oclc number

919202254

Responsibility statement

written by Ian Graham ; illustrated by Mark Bergin ; series created by David Salariya

Series statement

You wouldn't want to live without

Summary

Without dirt-- or soil-- life would have developed differently, and we humans probably wouldn't be here at all. Surprised? Graham shows you all the ways soil has been used by humans over the centuries, and shares exciting prospects for soil in the future

Table Of Contents

Where does soil come from? -- Types of soil -- A home for life -- What can you make from soil? -- Building with soil -- Covering up -- Growing plants -- Fuel from soil -- Look out -- Losing soil -- health and beauty -- Looking to the future

Target audience

juvenile

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You would not want to live without dirt

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