What in the wild? mysteries of nature concealed-- and revealed ear-tickling poems

Sample poem: Lumpy Mounds These lumpy mounds upon the ground, you may not recognize. They're left behind once we have dined--that's how we fertilize! We're long and lithe, we wriggle and writhe; of dead things we dispose. We daily toil to plow the soil, and help stuff decompose! _____________ What are they? They're earthworm castings . Sample "naturalist note" to support photos after creature is revealed: Long and thin, squirmy and moist, lowly earthworms do mighty work. By spending their days 'worming' through the earth, wiggling and wriggling right and left, they work the soil much like a plow. That alone is a big job, but earthworms do even more. They are "decomposers"--creatures that consume dead plants and animals. The health of our planet depends on the work of decomposers. Excerpted from What in the Wild?: Mysteries of Nature Concealed... and Revealed by Yael Schy, David Schwartz All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.