The Dirt on Dirt

By Paulette Bourgeois and Kathy Vanderlinden
Illustrated by Martha Newbigging

This book is a fantastic resource when it comes to random facts about dirt. Bourgeois and Vanderlinden describe the dirt under your toenails, dirt biking, how to “make the world’s greatest dirt,” how rocks become dirt, tracking animals in the dirt, quicksand, buried treasures and archaeology, worms, mud baths, and just about everything else that is remotely related to dirt. As you can imagine, this book really captures the multifaceted world of dirt, and all the ways it relates to our lives. All of these fascinating facts are accompanied by hands-on projects, such as making "the world's greatest dirt" by composting in a milk carton and how to make a delicious "mud cake."

The wide variety of facts in this book is accompanied by vivid color photography, cartoon drawings, and diagrams. Together, the text and illustration create an exciting and interesting exploration into the world of dirt. This is a great resource for dirt-lovers or others who just like to learn random facts. More exciting than most nonfiction books on dirt, and more varied than books such as A Handful of Dirt, this book will offer young readers all the random facts and experiments that they could ever need.