What are the problems and challenges we face around the world when it comes to farming and growing crops? How can we farm without habitat destruction and damage to food chains? Interactive 'Solve It!' design challenges give readers the information they need to develop sustainable solutions to the problems discussed, and step-by-step 'Test It!' activities encourage them to explore putting principles into practice.

 

This book is part of a book series called Eco Steam .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Hachette Children's Group .

Georgia Amson-Bradshaw is a writer and editor based in Brighton, UK.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Farming around the world
• 2: Impacts of farming
• 3: Issue: Rainforest deforestation
• 4: Habitat destruction
• 5: Solve it! Farm without deforestation
• 6: Test it! Mixed-veg garden project
• 7: Issue: Soil erosion
• 8: What is soil?
• 9: Solve it! Protect the soil
• 10: Test it! Soil erosion experiment
• 11: Issue: Pollinators under threat
• 12: Plants, pollinators and ecosystems
• 13: Solve it! Pollinator-friendly farming
• 14: Test it! Pollinator survey
• 15: Issue: Lost plant variety
• 16: Evolution and inheritance
• 17: Solve it! Climate-proof farming
• 18: Test it! Heritage varieties
• 19: Farming in the future
• 20: Answers and glossary
• 21: Further reading and index