Rotten! : vultures, beetles, and slime : nature's decomposers
Record details
- ISBN: 1328841650
- ISBN: 9781328841650 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1328841650 : HRD
- ISBN: 9781328841650 : HRD
- ISBN: 9781328841650
- ISBN: 1328841650
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Physical Description:
83 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
print - Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary, etc.: | Describes the process of decomposition, discussing the role of decomposers such as sharks, vultures, and earthworms, and includes experiments demonstrating how decomposition supports new life. |
Target Audience Note: | Age 7-10. K to Grade 3. |
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Subject: | Biodegradation Juvenile literature |
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- 10 of 10 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rowayton Library.
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- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Rowayton Library | J 581.714 SAN (Text) | 33625122925444 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Rotten! : Vultures, Beetles, Slime, and Nature's Other Decomposers
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Rotten! : Vultures, Beetles, Slime, and Nature's Other Decomposers
A funny and fact-filled look at decomposition in all of its slimy glory, illustrated with dazzling full-color art by Gilbert Ford. Vultures, fungi, dung beetles, and more aid in this fascinating and sometimes smelly aspect of the life cycle that's right under our noses. What's that terrible smell? It's the revolting scent of rot. But being rotten isn't necessarily bad. If nothing ever rotted, nothing new could live. Decomposition may seem like the last stop on the food chain, but it's just the beginning. When dead plants and animals decay, they give life to a host of other creatures, and each one helps ecosystems thrive. Decomposition happens in the forest, the ocean--even in your stomach and between your teeth! From vultures and sharks to bacteria, maggots, mushrooms, and more, discover the dirty rotten truth about one of nature's most fascinating processes.