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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 whi

The Dirt Book Poems about Animals That Live

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    A Hardback by David L. Harrison, Kate Cosgrove

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      Publisher: Holiday House Inc
      Publication Date: 08/06/2021
      ISBN13: 9780823438617, 978-0823438617
      ISBN10: 0823438619

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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 whi

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