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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/22/13

Dirt: The Scoop on Soil

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Natalie M. Rosinsky, Sheree Boyd
PUBLISHER: Picture Windows Books             
PUBLICATION DATE:  September 1, 2002
GENRE: Nonfiction Picture Book                     
READING LEVEL:  Kindergarten- 2nd grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW: This book discusses the importance of dirt and what animals use it, live in it, and what it comes from.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Have students collect some dirt from the playground and set up an area outside, (with strainers, shovels, gloves and other items), so that kids can look through the soil and find evidence of things that were mentioned in the book.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Kayla Rozier, VSU