Composting
(from the Do It Yourself series, Set 2 of 4)

How does compost help plants grow? What types of food do worms like best? How can using a worm farm help the Earth? Do It Yourself offers an exciting new approach to understanding and investigation. Each book helps you to conduct your own experiments and activities, and to learn more about the world around us.

Author: Buffy Silverman
ISBN: 9781432910891 (1432910892) • Dewey: 635.9’1875 • List Price: $32.00 • Direct Price: $24.00
Ages: 8-11 • Grade Level: 3-6 • Guided Reading Level: V
Pages: 48 • Size: 7 5/8 x 9 5/8 • Publisher: Heinemann • Copyright: 2009
Subjects: Technology • Features: Captions, Chart/Graph, Fact box/Side bar, Numbered List or Sequence, Experiment/Activity
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• AR Level: 5.3 • AR Points: 1.0 • AR Quiz Number: 131538

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Also available in paperback at Heinemann-Raintree Classroom

Series Contents / Information

Grades
3-6

Do It Yourself
The series offers an exciting new approach to understanding and investigation. Each book helps you to conduct your own experiments and activities, and to learn more about the world around us. Each title in the series offers: experiments and activities, clear instructions and illustrations, fascinating facts and stunning photographs.

ISBN: 9781432923303 (1432923307) • Number of Sets: 4 • List Price: $576.00 • Direct Price: $432.00

Includes the following 18 titles: Changing States : Solids, Liquids, and Gases, Composting, Electrical Experiments : Electricity and Circuits, Experiments with Light : Light Energy, Experiments with Sound : Explaining Sound, Experiments with Water : Water and Buoyancy, Gravity : Forces and Motion, Growing Plants : Plant Life Processes, Healthy Eating : Diet and Nutrition, Investigating Rocks : The Rock Cycle, Investigating Weather : Weather Systems, Keeping Fit : Body Systems, Magnets : Magnetism, Recycling : Reducing Waste, Saving Energy : Earth's Resources, Saving Water : The Water Cycle, Simple Machines : Forces in Action, Watching Wildlife : Animal Habitats

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