From Garbage to Compost
From the Series Start to Finish, Second Series
How does a pile of garbage become compost? Follow each step in the cycle—from collecting kitchen and yard waste to creating compost for your garden—in this fascinating book!
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978-1-5124-2476-8
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$26.99 |
| Interest Level | Kindergarten - Grade 3 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 2 |
| Genre | Science |
| Category | 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction |
| Copyright | 2017 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Lerner Publications ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 24 |
| Publication Date | 2016-08-01 |
| Reading Counts! Level | 4.4 |
| Text Type | Informational/Explanatory |
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| BISACS | JNF051120, JNF022000, JNF065000 |
| Dewey | 631.8/75 |
| Graphics | Full-color illustrations |
| Dimensions | 9 x 7.375 |
| Lexile | 610 |
| Guided Reading Level | M |
| Features | Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Glossary words bolded within text, Index, Reviewed, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource |
Author: Lisa Owings
Lisa Owings has a degree in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. She has written and edited a wide variety of educational books for young people. Lisa lives in Andover, Minnesota, with her husband and a small menagerie of pets.
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Start to Finish, Second Series
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Reviews
School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
“Strongly consider Ladybug and Honeybee; other titles can be selected to fill subject gaps.”—School Library Journal, Series Made Simple