Wiggling Worms at Work

Pfeffer, Wendy

ISBN 10: 0060284498 / ISBN 13: 9780060284497

Editore: HarperCollins, 2003

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Titolo: Wiggling Worms at Work

Casa editrice: HarperCollins

Data di pubblicazione: 2003

Legatura: Library Binding

Illustratore: Jenkins, Steve

Condizione: Very Good

Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket

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Read and find out about worms and the important work they do in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

Crawling through the dirt, worms are hard at work. Worms help the fruit and vegetables we eat by loosening the soil and feeding the plants. Read and find out about these wiggling wonders!

This clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom, lets readers know about all the important ways worms work to help the environment—and people. It contains a find out more section with fun activities.

This is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

• hands-on and visual
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• Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
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• Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
• Meet national science education standards
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Informazioni sugli autori:

Wendy Pfeffer enjoyed early careers as a teacher and a nursery school director. She now devotes her time to writing and conducting workshops on creative writing for both adults and children. She is the author of the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science book Sounds All Around as well as The Gooney War and Popcorn Park Zoo. Ms. Pfeffer lives in Pennington, New Jersey.

Steve Jenkins wrote and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor Book What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eye-popping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative.