The Dirt on Dirt
By Paulette Bourgeois
With Kathy Vanderlinden
Illustrated by Martha Newbigging
Kids Can Press, 2008
ISBN # 978-1-55453-101-1
Nonfiction
Dirt is everywhere. Anything and almost everything to do with dirt, from mud pies to dirt homes to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, is covered in this fun to read book that discusses all things dirt. Filled with a mix of short facts and lengthy, detailed passages about dirt, the book provides some dirt activities sprinkled in between the information.
Large section headings provide guides to the information and photographs and illustrations complement the facts. The book will appeal to 8-12 year olds.
Activity
Since the book contains activities, I’ll refer to the page numbers in the book for some fun things to do with dirt.
See page 7 for mixing oil and water to find out how to clean dirt, page 11 for a recipe for mud cake (you can really eat it!), page 14 for what’s in dirt, or page 33 for making tracks of your own.
For more information, see this dirty site.
More books about dirt:
Dirt: Jump Into Science by Steve Tomecek and Nancy Woodman
A Handful of Dirt by Raymond Bial
Dirt: The Scoop on Soil by Natalie M. Rosinsky and Sheree Boyd
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