Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt

Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt
Author: Kate Messner
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2015-03-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1452144192

In this exuberant and lyrical follow-up to the award-winning Over and Under the Snow, discover the wonders that lie hidden between stalks, under the shade of leaves . . . and down in the dirt. Explore the hidden world and many lives of a garden through the course of a year! Up in the garden, the world is full of green—leaves and sprouts, growing vegetables, ripening fruit. But down in the dirt exists a busy world—earthworms dig, snakes hunt, skunks burrow—populated by all the animals that make a garden their home. Plus, this is the fixed format version, which will look almost identical to the print version. Additionally for devices that support audio, this ebook includes a read-along setting.

Dirt

Dirt
Author: David R. Montgomery
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2007-05-14
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0520933168

Dirt, soil, call it what you want—it's everywhere we go. It is the root of our existence, supporting our feet, our farms, our cities. This fascinating yet disquieting book finds, however, that we are running out of dirt, and it's no laughing matter. An engaging natural and cultural history of soil that sweeps from ancient civilizations to modern times, Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations explores the compelling idea that we are—and have long been—using up Earth's soil. Once bare of protective vegetation and exposed to wind and rain, cultivated soils erode bit by bit, slowly enough to be ignored in a single lifetime but fast enough over centuries to limit the lifespan of civilizations. A rich mix of history, archaeology and geology, Dirt traces the role of soil use and abuse in the history of Mesopotamia, Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, China, European colonialism, Central America, and the American push westward. We see how soil has shaped us and we have shaped soil—as society after society has risen, prospered, and plowed through a natural endowment of fertile dirt. David R. Montgomery sees in the recent rise of organic and no-till farming the hope for a new agricultural revolution that might help us avoid the fate of previous civilizations.

Red Dirt

Red Dirt
Author: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2006-02-13
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0806191694

A classic in contemporary Oklahoma literature, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s Red Dirt unearths the joys and ordeals of growing up poor during the 1940s and 1950s. In this exquisite rendering of her childhood in rural Oklahoma, from the Dust Bowl days to the end of the Eisenhower era, the author bears witness to a family and community that still cling to the dream of America as a republic of landowners.

The Dirt Book

The Dirt Book
Author: David L. Harrison
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2021-06-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0823438619

Unearth the glorious mysteries that lie beneath our feet with 15 fun and fact-filled poems about soil--what it is, how it's made, and who lives in it! A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year Named to the Texas Bluebonnet Master List Spectacular vertical panoramas illustrating life underground accompany 15 funny, fascinating poems that explore dirt and the many creatures that make their homes underground. Spiders, earthworms, ants, chipmunks and more crawl across the pages, between stretching roots and buried stones. Chipmunk, for such a little squirt you sure do move a lot of dirt, you sure do dig your tunnels deep, you sure do find some nuts to keep, you sure do know your underground. Chipmunk, you sure do get around. This unique celebration of dirt-- what makes it, what lives in it, and the many wonderful things the soil does to support life on our planet-- is a whimsical, cleverly-illustrated pick for kids who love animals... or who just love playing in the mud. From the creators of And the Bullfrogs Sing, a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, this intriguing, uniquely charming nature book has been vetted by experts and includes an author's note with more information about all the featured creatures, as well as a bibliography. An NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students An NCTE Notable Poetry Book

The Rise of the Western Kingdom

The Rise of the Western Kingdom
Author: John Montgomery
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2012-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1469792907

Embark on a new adventure as The Sword of the Watch saga continues. In The Rise of the Western Kingdom (a prequel to The Fall of Daoradh), a slave (Galbard) is offered freedom in exchange for murdering and robbing a hapless vagabond. His decision could alter the balance of power between the Watchers and Spellmakers, resulting in the first real possibility for mankind to separate their destiny from the immortals or sealing their fate forever. Come again into the rich world of Erathe, where the fleeing refugees of the City of Rion fight to survive a timeless war between wizards and demigods, and one man must rally his people to stand against the forces of evil.

Rise to Rebellion

Rise to Rebellion
Author: Jeff Shaara
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 568
Release: 2002-03-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0345452062

Jeff Shaara dazzled readers with his bestselling novels Gods and Generals, The Last Full Measure, and Gone for Soldiers. Now the acclaimed author who illuminated the Civil War and the Mexican-American War brilliantly brings to life the American Revolution, creating a superb saga of the men who helped to forge the destiny of a nation.

And Still I Rise

And Still I Rise
Author: Maya Angelou
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2011-08-17
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 030780206X

Maya Angelou’s unforgettable collection of poetry lends its name to the documentary film about her life, And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS’s American Masters. Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the reach of my arms, The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That’s me. Thus begins “Phenomenal Woman,” just one of the beloved poems collected here in Maya Angelou’s third book of verse. These poems are powerful, distinctive, and fresh—and, as always, full of the lifting rhythms of love and remembering. And Still I Rise is written from the heart, a celebration of life as only Maya Angelou has discovered it. “It is true poetry she is writing,” M.F.K. Fisher has observed, “not just rhythm, the beat, rhymes. I find it very moving and at times beautiful. It has an innate purity about it, unquenchable dignity. . . . It is astounding, flabbergasting, to recognize it, in all the words I read every day and night . . . it gives me heart, to hear so clearly the caged bird singing and to understand her notes.”

The Dirt Cure

The Dirt Cure
Author: Maya Shetreat-Klein
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2017-05-02
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 147679698X

"In the tradition of Michael Pollan, Mark Hyman, and Andrew Weil, pioneering integrative pediatric neurologist Maya Shetreat-Klein, MD, reveals the shocking contents of children's food, how it's seriously harming their bodies and brains, and what we can do about it. And she presents the first nutritional plan for getting and keeping children healthy - a plan that any family can follow. Maya Shetreat-Klein is an integrative pediatric neurologist with a medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Board certified in adult and child neurology as well as pediatrics"--

Rise Up

Rise Up
Author: Wallace Collins III
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Total Pages: 909
Release: 2023-11-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

About the Book Rise Up follows a group of four individuals fighting alongside the Resistance (known as the Coalition of Earth's Liberation or C.E.L) for the liberation of their planet from the Khro'nin Empire, the government of a reptilian race from another galaxy. About the Author Wallace Collins III enjoys playing and studying the production of video games. His hobbies also include animation and art of many varieties. He takes a special interest in writing and drawing, having admired the mediums for some time. Collins is the middle of four children raised by a single mother in inner Kansas City. He is largely inspired by his older brother to write, and he is influenced by the video game medium.