• Wiggling Worms at Work (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)

Wiggling Worms at Work
(Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)

Author
Wendy Pfeffer
Illustrator
Steve Jenkins
Publication Date
December 23, 2003
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  K − 1st
Wiggling Worms at Work (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)
Description

Read and find out about worms and the important work they do in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. Crawling through the dirt, worms are hard at work. Worms help the fruit and vegetables we eat by loosening the soil and feeding the plants. Read and find out about these wiggling wonders!

This clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom, lets readers know about all the important ways worms work to help the environment--and people. It contains a find out more section with fun activities.

This is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. 

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Publication date
December 23, 2003
Classification
Non-fiction
Page Count
-
ISBN-13
9780064451994
Lexile Measure
620
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
HarperCollins
Series
Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science 2
BISAC categories
JNF051150 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Zoology
Library of Congress categories
Earthworms

School Library Journal

K-Gr 3-This is a great book marred by a few unclear pictures. The well-organized text explains how worms improve the quality of soil and covers the basics about the animal's body structure, movement, diet, and reproduction. The writing is clear and engaging; in one instance, Pfeffer compares the segments on a worm's body to "the coils on a Slinky toy." Although the collage artwork is visually appealing, some of the images are a bit confusing. In one illustration accompanying the explanation of how a worm tunnels, the creature looks as if it has been chopped in two or torn up. In another, it looks as if it is decomposing. The book ends with suggestions for examining a worm in the field and a science-fair-type project using castings. Better choices include Kevin Holmes's Earthworms (Bridgestone, 1998), Michael Elsohn Ross's Wormology (Carolrhoda, 1996), and Bobbie Kalman's Squirmy Wormy Composters (Crabtree, 1992; o.p.).-Jean Lowery, Bishop Woods Elementary School, New Haven, CT Copyright 2004 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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