Here’s to nature’s recyclers! Kids will burrow right into this book about the industrious — and danger-filled — life of ...
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Dec 09, 2010
Eva
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Yucky Worms is a lot of fun to read. According to Julia it's a lot of fun to listen to as well. In the story a grandmother finds a worm in her garden and shows it to her grandson. Instead of listening to her grandson she begins to teach him about these creatures.
There are a lot of little facts thrown in that inquisitive, "teaching" children will relish. A full body diagram of a worm is also included in the beginning with not only the outside but the inside of a worms body as wel More...
There are a lot of little facts thrown in that inquisitive, "teaching" children will relish. A full body diagram of a worm is also included in the beginning with not only the outside but the inside of a worms body as wel More...
Aug 17, 2010
Tasha
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A young boy was in his grandmother’s garden when she found a worm. He is disgusted by it, but his grandmother insists that he should be friends with worms. She then returned the worm to the ground to demonstrate which end of the worm was which. The book goes on to discuss in the grandmother’s voice different aspects of worms, what they eat, how they survive the winter, what worm castings are, and how they help the plants in the garden. The illustrations are light-hearted but can quickly beco
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Dec 03, 2011
Amy
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1. Picture book/Concept
2. While spending time with Grandma a young boy becomes curious as to the bug known as the worm. Instead of running away from the yucky creature he learns all there is to know about worms. Finding more friends then he ever did have.
3. a: This book was great a separating the book into a story as well as providing information on the pages. It didn't become overwhelming for the reader to read the story and learn the important facts about the worm. The font wa More...
2. While spending time with Grandma a young boy becomes curious as to the bug known as the worm. Instead of running away from the yucky creature he learns all there is to know about worms. Finding more friends then he ever did have.
3. a: This book was great a separating the book into a story as well as providing information on the pages. It didn't become overwhelming for the reader to read the story and learn the important facts about the worm. The font wa More...
Feb 22, 2011
Tricia
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A young boy helping his grandmother in her garden learns that worms aren't yucky and useless as he originally believes---but instead move the earth to the benefit of plants, naturally fertilizing them and allowing for air and water to access their roots. This is a great book for older preschool and early elementary--allowing an excellent opportunity to build upon or add to a lesson on worms/dirt/flowers, etc. Includes activities/experiments/index. This book was an absolute hit with both my pr
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Oct 05, 2011
Yellowpagesgirl
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Did you know that the worm your grandpa made you cut in half for fishing will not grow into two worms? I did not know that either! My girl kid is already looking at her worm friends (yes, she really does have worm friends) differently now that we know they have five, that's right, FIVE, hearts! And very soon we'll be practicing tricking worms into coming up from their tunnels with a watering can to make letters of worms (ala the book title being "written" in worms). The book gave us a
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Jun 14, 2010
Nielson
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In this clever and humorous book, kids will be delighted and perhaps a bit disgusted as they learn all about wiggly worms. This book does a fantastic job of combining a fun story with true information. It spans information from where earthworms live and how they look to how they eat, move, poop, and breathe. I was fascinated by all of the things there are to learn about earthworms....but I still wouldn't want to touch one! The illustrations are bright and colorful and kids will enjoy learning mo
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Feb 01, 2012
Alicia
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A boy is helping his grandmother in her garden when she tries to show him a worm. He is afraid of them and tells her to get rid of it. She quickly gives him a lesson on the truth about worms. This book is a mixture of narrative and nonfiction which makes the facts easier to read through. The end has an index for children who want to look back for something specific and there is also a section with ways that children can take what they've learned to their own garden. Nicely illustrated and face-p
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Oct 04, 2010
Emmeline
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A solidly good (and just slightly gross book about worms) -- especially for the classroom. This picture book really does manage to pack in A LOT of non-fiction information (through layering text on the page) about our slithery earthworm friends, and yet the book still reads well as a story (and the illustrations are lovely).
If you know any little boys (or girls) interested in dirt, poop, slime or garden life -- this book is for them :) And ... many adults will also likely learn a th More...
If you know any little boys (or girls) interested in dirt, poop, slime or garden life -- this book is for them :) And ... many adults will also likely learn a th More...
Oct 05, 2011
Matthew
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This was a very interesting book. I knew very little about worms and I was probably peddling some misinformation about them up to now. I didn't know that they had no eyes and five pairs of hearts I remember being told that a worm that was cut in half could survive and believing it. Now I know the truth. Like Nicola Davies, Vivian French writes a great running subtext that informs the reader about worms while simultaneously telling a frienddly narrative. A great read for anyone.
Jun 24, 2010
Dolores
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LOVED this book! It worked really nicely with our library's outdoor gardening program for K-2 kids and taught them a lot of things they didn't know about worms such as how worms have five pairs of hearts and how they move through the dirt. A great read-aloud too which great descriptions and diagrams of worms and what they can, and can't, do.
Jun 02, 2010
Davina
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This is a great choice for introducing school-aged children to "wormology!" The story is about a boy who, while gardening with gramma, finds worms in the ground. Gramma tells her grandson about the body parts of the worm, how it eats (and what happens to it's food when it is done!), senses danger, and how it moves throughout the ground.
Dec 18, 2010
Allison
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A young boy learns that worms aren't really yucky; they are a gardener's friends. This book can be read on a few different levels, since additional text is given in smaller font on each page as the narration moves along. This would be a good addition to a gardening booklist, or as a surprising environmental or animal rights book choice.
Mar 05, 2011
Jen
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I loved this book and so did my oldest son who is 4! I thought I knew a lot about worms from my 7th grade Science class where we dissected them, but I learned so much more about them today reading this book! Great illustrations and information and I KNOW this will be a hit this Spring with my kids!
Mar 12, 2011
Holyn
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This is a wonderful book that teaches kids the science of worms and gardens through great illustrations and in an entertaining way. It seems that it will grow well with my daughter. Right now she loves the basic story/pictures but there are other details I can add as she grows in understanding.
May 31, 2011
Leslie
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An excellent picture book with a cute story and great information/illustrations about "yucky" worms. Back pages include "How to be a Wormologist" with experiments and an index. The best kind of book to introduce kids to a topic and begin wondering about their big world.
May 19, 2010
Carmine
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great book for cultivating an appreciation for worms and I learned a few new things too- like how they actually move through the dirt. give this one to young gardeners and worm fans. I can't wait until my worm loving daughter is old enough to sit through this one.
Jan 05, 2011
Diana
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Who would have ever thought that I would love a book about worms? This one does a masterful job of combining story with informational text and mixing in a few elements of graphic novels to boot. Very well done. A great book for grades K - 3.
May 17, 2010
Since i'm a gardner and dig in the dirt a lot I come across these "yucky worms" ALL the time. I get scared and grossed out each time I dig in!!! This book will be such a help to me - I can't wait to "dig in" to this book!!!!
Nov 24, 2010
Renee
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Finally, a book that shows earthworms for what they are...really helpful creatures! That being said, I apologize for shelving this under picturebook-insect, since worms are not insects but are in the phylum annelids.
Jan 21, 2011
Sarah
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The Magic School Bus book was better. This tries to be similar with slightly younger kids, less fantasy, and a whole lot of worms.
I think I'd rather just introduce kids to the worms in my compost bin.
I think I'd rather just introduce kids to the worms in my compost bin.
May 28, 2010
Stephanie
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A cute story with great factual info. This is such a hot topic right now. I hope that it remains so until Scotts goes out of business. (I know I am dreaming)
Jul 27, 2011
Rachel
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I learned a lot about worms!! This would be a fun book to read and then try do the activities they do in the book as well.
Sep 13, 2010
babyhippoface
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A grandmother teaches her grandson about worms as they garden together. She dispels some myths he thinks are truths, and gives him a few extra tidbits of interesting information. This would be a nice addition to a classroom unit on worms.
Jun 04, 2010
EJ
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Loved this book! Received it as a gift from a friend and plan to use it with elementary school kids this fall.
Oct 27, 2010
Julie
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Filled with lots of interesting facts, great for new readers. Plan on using this in a program someday.
Apr 02, 2011
Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)
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Very fun book on worms. Learned a lot from this one. Great to share with early primary kids.
Jul 27, 2010
Edna
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Good story with a grandmother explaining to her grandson the importance of worms in her garden.
Oct 01, 2010
Rachel
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Sweet story about how worms are useful. Uses sidebars with worms with personality.
Jul 19, 2010
Loren
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yucky worms ... an awesome book with great info about worms and the environment.
