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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Table of Contents:
  • 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.