Compost: A Family Guide to Making Soil from Scraps (A Discover Together Guide), by Ben Raskin (Roost Books, 62 pages, 2014, $16.95) Review by Skye Anderson
Composting is Fun!
Replete with four pages of stickers, a ruler you can take out and use to measure worms, a game based on Candyland or Chutes and Ladders (Worms and Ladders), a picture frame, and a punch-out Worm Lover's Society member card, Compost is a book for kids that the whole family can use and take part in the activities therein.
For boys (and girls!), there are plenty of pictures and facts about worms and other creepy crawly things, including different kinds of worms and their genus and species, and also a bit about bacteria and protozoa. They will learn the difference between humus and hummus (the latter is edible), the difference between hot and cold compost piles, and how you can start composting in your own kitchen! Kids can immediately use the stickers or, reading through the book, can earn the stickers one at a time.
Parents will appreciate the advice on what to do if you run into problems, the instructions to start composting (easy), what to compost and what not to compost, and the science (acidic and alkaline soil) and creativity of composting.
Worms are Great!
Be a Worm Hero!
Rotting is Good!
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