You wouldn't want to live without dirt

"Some soil is formed by glaciers, slow-moving rivers of ice, as they grind up the rocks they travel across over thousands of years." Without dirt -- or soil --life would have developed differently and we humans probably wouldn't be here at all. Soil supplies a surprising variety of raw materials for...

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Main Author: Graham, Ian, 1953-
Other Authors: Bergin, Mark, 1961- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2016.
Edition:A Franklin Watts library edition.
Series:You wouldn't want to--
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505 0 |a Where does soil come from? -- Types of soil -- A home for life -- What can you make from soil? -- Building with soil -- Covering up -- Growing plants -- Fuel from soil -- Look out -- Losing soil -- health and beauty -- Looking to the future. 
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