Yucky Worms (Nature Storybooks)

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BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award winner Helen Oxenbury: 'I love to get across what people are feeling' The true story of the wolf that turned a wolf killer into a wolf champion. Beautiful and unflinching, tragic and inspiring. So many facts are here for the taking, how worms help the earth and plants, what worms eat, what eats the worms, and French dispells the rumor that cutting a worm in half won't kill it also. I'm quite sure that many kids, after reading this, will want to perform some experiments of their own with worms.

This book explores the nature of humble worms and what job roles they have. From recycling our waste to make rich compost for your garden which your crops will love, what they eat, how they aerate and improve the soil, how they move around as well as explaining the anatomy of those 'underground farmers!'

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Understanding the World ELG The Natural World. Know some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class. There is even a description (and picture!) of worm poop. Who knew. One has to wonder though because the picture of the worm poo here is about the size of three worms. If this is realistic then I pray I'm never reincarnated as a worm. An exciting story about a group of children who fight to save their little patch of the wild from developers. It shows the vital role of nature in children's lives and empowers them to act on it. Expressive Arts and Design ELG: Creating with Materials. Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function; Understanding the World ELG: Past and Present. Talk about the lives of the people around them and their roles in society.

Understanding the World ELG: The Natural World. Know some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class; Understanding the World ELG: The Natural World. Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing states of matter. A grieving son finds a new direction for himself and his family by standing up to those who want to kill the hen harriers on his beloved moors. Understanding the World ELG: People, Culture and Communities. Explain some similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries, drawing on knowledge from stories, non-fiction texts and – when appropriate – maps. The illustrations really made me love this book even more. Not only are they clear and fun but there are also lots of little extras going on in each picture and the best part of all the illustrations is the fact they are quite funny with little speech bubbles and comments made by the worms and other insects. There’s something about funny pictures that makes them more fun to read and I can see kids really enjoying looking over this book again and again and spotting all the extra things in the pictures like extra worms, insects, toys and cats. It makes each picture more interesting and fun and I’ve always felt that books with extra things to see in the picture make it great fun to re-read.Read our review of Can We Save the Tiger? 2. The Wilderness War -Julia Green (Oxford University Press) This picture book is a lot of fun to read and tells the story of a boy who is spending time with his Grandmother in the garden. He is disgusted when he comes across a worm but the grandmother explains why he ought not be disgusted, telling him all about the crucial work a worm does. One of the extraordinary Nature Stories series (it's worth seeking out all of these). A celebration of these small, simple creatures and their secret, wonderful lives beneath our feet. 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 well.