Blog written by Rachael Huegerich
January 27, 2024
There is a lot going on in the soil of your garden. Learn about worms and other creatures under the dirt, or delve deeper into the compost process, at the seed library display at the Education Library. You can find the seed library just past the reference desk—or learn more about UBC Library’s seed lending libraries here. Feel free to “borrow” some seeds, or some of the books on display now. Here are a few:
Compost stew: an A to Z recipe for the Earth
Written by Mary McKenna Siddals;
illustrated by Ashley Wolff
PZ8.3.S5715 Co 2014
A rhyming text explains from A to Z, which common items around the house can be turned into the dark, crumbly stuff we call ‘ompost stew’.
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How to say hello to a worm: a first guide to outside
By Kari Percival
SB457 .P46 2022
Say “hello” to worms, dirt, peas, and more in this gentle how-to guide for connecting with nature.
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My Baba’s garden
Written by Jordan Scott;
illustrated by Sydney Smith
PZ7.1.S336845 My 2023
A story about the special relationship between a child and his grandmother and the time they spend looking for worms for the garden.
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The worm
By Élise Gravel
QL386.6 .G7213 2014
The second in a series of humorous books about disgusting creatures, The Worm is a look at the earthworm. It covers such topics as the worm’s habitats (sometimes they live inside other animals), its anatomy (its muscle tube is slimy and gross), and its illustrious history (worms have been on earth for 120 million years).
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Up in the garden and down in the dirt
Written by Kate Messner;
with art by Christopher Silas Neal
SB457 .M47 2015
Up in the garden, the world is full of green–leaves and sprouts, growing vegetables, ripening fruit. But down in the dirt there is a busy world of earthworms digging, snakes hunting, skunks burrowing, and all the other animals that make a garden their home.
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By Karen Romano Young
QL434.15 .Y68 2009
Part of the National Geographic Kids Science Fair Winners Series, this book features several cool workshops, including two on compost heaps and worms.
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By Kaci Rae Christopher
GE77 .C57 2019
The School Garden Curriculum provides an integrated K-8 framework and over 200 weekly lessons that weave science, permaculture, and environmental education into place-based, immersive learning.
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By Deborah Freedman
PZ7.F87276 Cr 2019
When a field mouse asks Carl the earthworm why he tunnels through the dirt, Carl doesn’t have an answer, so he sets off to find out.