Summary: Featuring live action and animation, this movie examines the history and current state of the living organic matter that we come from and will later return to.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Video Group 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DIRPavlis, Robert
Summary: "Soil Science for Gardeners is an easy-to-read, practical guide to the science behind a healthy soil ecosystem and thriving plants. The book debunks common myths, explains soil science basics, and provides the reader with the knowledge to create a personalized soil fertility improvement program for better plants."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2020
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Summary: From slimy worms to growing plants, learn all about soil and the things that depend on it in five easy-to-read chapters. This book captivates young readers through vibrant, full-color photographs. Zoom in even deeper with a key stats section and bolded glossary words. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Zoom is a division of ABDO.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Zoom 2018
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 577 RIVHuddleston, Emma
Summary: Explore soil's layers from the nutrient-rich topsoil to the rocky base. Learn about the cycle of life and decay, soil's organic and inorganic materials, and the ways soil supports life on Earth. Additional features include a diagram labeling each of the layers, Fast Facts, a phonetic glossary, an index, an introduction to the author, and further sources for learning.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.57 HUDCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J557.57 HUDSolomon, Steve.
Summary: Presents advice on how to improve growing soil, discussing some of the current misconceptions about soil and providing the best methods for adding enhancements that will produce nutrient-dense foods.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 630 SOLPavlis, Robert
Summary: "Compost Science for Gardeners demystifies the full range of composting methods and helps readers determine or select the best technique for their situation. This comprehensive, plain-language, science-based book covers everything from the inputs required to the beneficial impacts on the environment and soil health."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 631.8 PAVWood, Alix
Summary: This book teaches young readers about soil's origins and makeup, as well as the nutrients it provides for growing things. Color illustrations and photographs, a glossary, a bibliography, a list of useful websites, and hands-on activities and projects are also provided.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2022
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Summary: Thousands of years of poor farming, ranching, and land practices, especially modern industrial agriculture, have led to the loss of 80 billion tons of carbon from the worlds soils. That carbon is now floating in the atmosphere, and even if we stopped using fossil fuels today, it would continue warming the planet. In The Soil Will Save Us, journalist Kristin Ohlson makes a case for "our great...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 631.4 OHLHess, Anna
Summary: Have you noticed the extraordinary flavors and yields emanating from even a small garden when the soil is just right? If you’ve ever been envious of your neighbor’s dirt or just curious about homesteading, then The Ultimate Guide to Soil is perfect for you. The book begins with a personality test for your soil, then uses that information to plan a course of action for revitalizing poor soil...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 631.4 HESMessner, Kate
Summary: "Up in the garden, the world is full of green--leaves and sprouts, growing vegetables, ripening fruit. But down in the dirt there is a busy world of earthworms digging, snakes hunting, skunks burrowing, and all the other animals that make a garden their home. In this exuberant book, discover the wonder and activity that lie hidden between the stalks, under the shade of leaves ... and down in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2015
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Summary: Introduces soil, discussing the different layers, how it forms, and how to take care of it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.57 WALDowding, Charles
Summary: "Stop digging and start to truly understand the needs of your soil for bumper harvests of healthier crops. Charles Dowding has spent a lifetime perfecting his no dig sysem of growing. At its core is an awareness that soil vitality is a dynamic process involving a web of organisms which we can easily feed and support, enabling our plants to grow strong and healthy, in a weed-free environment....
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 631.4 DOWLogan, William Bryant.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 631.4 LOGBaker, Jerry.
Contents: Part I : Jerry's secrets for the lawn of your dreams -- Part II : When things go wrong -- Part III : New lawns to no lawns...and everything in between! -- Part IV : Putting it all together.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: American Master Products 2001
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9647 BAKWalker, Sally M.
Summary: Discover what soil is made from and how it is formed, about the different kinds of soils and how we can conserve this important natural resource.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 631.4 WALBial, Raymond.
Summary: Discusses the nature and importance of soil and the many forms of life it supports.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker 2000
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: J577.5 BiaHardgrave, Philip.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avon Books 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.914 HARMiessler, Diane
Summary: "Diane Miessler presents the science of soil health and shares the techniques she has used - including cover crops, constant mulching, and compost tea - to create and maintain rich, dark, crumbly soil that's teeming with life "--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Communications 1998
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Summary: Discusses the nature, uses, and importance of soil and the many forms of life that it supports.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2003
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Summary: Explains the necessity of soil, the different types, and their formation.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Publishing Group 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE 631.4 KorbOgden, Scott.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Taylor Pub. Co. 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.955 OGDBest, Cari.
Summary: In the spring when trees unfreeze and grass grows green and pansies say, "Please plant me!" Nell and her dog, Rusty, can't wait to dig in dirt just right for digging. But Norman, their neighbor, says "Ewww!" to digging and dirt.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2014