Soil! We walk on it, play in it, build with it, grow our food in it, and get antibiotics from it. But what exactly is soil? What makes it so important? Can we survive without it? In Explore Soil! With 25 Great Projects, young readers learn how vital soil is to our lives. It filters the water we drink and the air we breathe, and most of the food we eat either grows in soil or subsists on plants that grow there. Soil is a very important part of our daily diet! Activities such as exploring soil runoff, composting, and analyzing soil composition offer kids the chance to get their hands dirty while coming face to face with the study of soil. Kids learn concepts within the fields of life science and chemistry while discovering the dangers soil faces. Explore Soil offers fun, practical information about something kids already love: soil!

 

This book is part of a book series called Explore Your World .

This book has been graded for interest at 7-10 years.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Nomad Press .

Kathleen M. Reilly is a frequent contributor to "Family Circle," " National Geographic Kids," and "Parents "and the author of "The Human Body: 25 Projects Illuminated How the Body Works "and "Planet Earth: 25 Environmental Projects You Can Build. " She lives in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. Mary Takacs-Moore works in the graphics department for a leading swimsuit manufacturer. She lives in Pennsylvania. Bryan Stone is a cartoonist and the illustrator of several books for Nomad Press including "Explore Night Science!," "Explore Flight!," "Explore Rivers and Ponds!," "Explore Rocks and Minerals!," and "Explore Electricity!. " He lives in Hartland, Vermont.

This book has the following chapters: Intro: What Is Soil? Chapter 1: Soil Filters the Air and Water Chapter 2: Cures and Diseases in Soil Chapter 3: The Meat You Eat Chapter 4: From Farm to Plate Chapter 5: Soil Gone Bad Chapter 6: Recovering Soil Glossary Resources Index