From Garbage to Compost
Published on 1. August 2016
24 pages
978-1-5124-1083-9 (ISBN)
Description
How does a pile of garbage become compost? Follow each step in the cycle-from collecting kitchen and yard waste to creating compost for your garden-in this fascinating book!
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Language
English
Place of publication
Minneapolis
United States
Publishing group
Lerner Publishing Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: From Kindergarten to Third Grade, Reading Age: From 7 to 8 years, Interest Age: From 5 to 9 years
Illustrations
Glossary; Index; Illustrations, color
File size
4,28 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-5124-1083-9 (9781512410839)
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Lisa Owings
From Garbage to Compost
Book
08/2016
Lerner Publications Co ,U.S.
€42.07
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Person
Lisa Owings has a degree in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. She has written and edited a wide variety of educational books for young people. Lisa lives in Andover, Minnesota, with her husband and a small menagerie of pets.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Information
- Table of Contents
- First, gardeners find a place for compost.
- Next, they sort their garbage.
- Then they add garden waste.
- Gardeners use layers of waste and soil.
- Next, the pile is watered.
- The sun heats the compost.
- Gardeners stir their compost.
- They wait for the compost to decompose.
- Finally, the compost is ready to use!
- Glossary
- Further Information
- Index
- Photo Acknowledgments
- Back Cover
