
Studying Soil
Sally M. Walker(Author)
Lerner Publishing Group
Published on 1. January 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
40 pages
978-1-4677-0794-7 (ISBN)
Description
Soil can be found almost everywhere on Earth. Sand is a soft soil that is found in deserts. Loam is soil that is great for growing plants. But how are these types of soils different? And how are they made? Explore the amazing world of soil in this book.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Fifth Grade, Reading Age: From 8 to 10 years, Interest Age: From 8 to 11 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Glossary; Index; Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 168 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
113 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4677-0794-7 (9781467707947)
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Studying Soil
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1st Edition
Lerner Publishing Group
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Studying Soil
E-Book
01/2013
1st Edition
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Person
Sally M. Walker has been a children's book writer for over 20 years. Most of her books are nonfiction and present various science topics to young readers. Fossil Fish Found Alive is the story of the hunt for the elusive fish called the coelacanth. Sally also enjoys combining science investigation with historical topics. Her book Secrets of a Civil War Submarine, which won the 2006 Robert F. Sibert Medal, tells about the history, loss, and re-discovery of the first submarine to sink an enemy ship in battle. Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland takes readers on archaeological expeditions, where the forensic analysis of colonial settlers' bones helps us to understand their lives. Sally especially enjoys writing narrative nonfiction that captures the reader's attention with a true story. She is also the author of 2019 Orbis Pictus Honor Book Champion: The Comeback Tale of the American Chestnut.