In this book, students see the NextGen Science process at work in a real-world situation. Readers practice close reading as they look for clues that will lead to a deeper understanding of compost and how it works. The NextGen Science process pushes students to apply critical thinking as they learn new methods of exploration and build on concepts they may already know. Additional tools, including a glossary and index, help students learn new vocabulary and locate information.

Discusses the role of Congress in government separation of powers, defines the powers and rights held by Congress, and examines how the balance of power between President and Congress has shifted in the last two centuries

Language is spoken at a particular time, in a particular place, by a particular person; and certain words, the deictic terms, can only be fully defined by recourse to this extra-linguistic context. Consequently many linguists considered deixis as something peripheral in the working language and its central importance in what Quine has called the ontogenesis of reference has only recently been recognised. In these studies Dr Tanz investigates children's acquisition of the deictic distinctions involved in the (single) personal pronouns, the spatial terms in back of and in front of, the verbs come and go, the demonstratives and the locatives here and there. Her experimental work leads to a number of important methodological insights and is the basis of a broad discussion of semantic development. In particular, she evaluates a number of current influential hypotheses, notably those of H. Clark and E. Clark. The volume will be of interest to psychologists and linguists and particularly to researchers in child language.

Product Description: A Green Kid's Guide to Composting will teach students how to build a compost bin with help from an adult, what to recycle in your compost bin, and how to use compost to fertilize a garden--all without harmful chemicals! A compost research project will give students a hands-on activity to get them interested in gardening...read more

You can't recycle a banana peel . . . can you?  Learn about how composting your food scraps, egg cartons, and other wastes helps make Earth a greener place.

Product Description: Composting is natures way of recycling. Read more to find out the facts on compost.

Product Description: What is that garbage doing next to the garden? It's not garbage. It's compost! Amazing things happen inside a compost bin. In go banana peels, grass clippings, and even an old jack-o'-lantern. Out comes compost. The compost goes into the garden to make the soil rich for new plants...read more

Product Description: HOW DOES YOUR garden grow? With apple cores and carrot tops and wiggly worms all in a row! A young child builds a compost in this back-tothe-earth lift-the-flap board book. Toddlers will love these seven spreads of playful rhymes and illustrations that show how much fun working with dirt can be...read more

Product Description: Save the Planet: Compost it applies the NCTE/IRA Standards to science and social studies content. Each book sends the reader on a fact-finding mission, posing an initial challenge and concluding with questions and answers. Through engaging, interactive scenarios, learners can experiment with text prediction, purpose-driven research, and creative problem solving--all critical thinking skills--while learning about ways to care for our planet...read more

Product Description: Explains how a compost pile works as a system and describes how to build and maintain compost.

Product Description: Books in the "Horrible Habitats" series take readers on a tour of some of the world’s most disgusting habitats. Each book uses vivid photographs and exciting design to introduce readers to creepy and crawly creatures living in some unexpected places...read more

Product Description: Profiles many insects and invertebrates found in compost heaps, discussing their eating habits, habitats, and survival skills.

Product Description: How does compost help plants grow? What types of food do worms like best? How can using a worm farm help the Earth? Do It Yourself offers an exciting new approach to understanding and investigation. Each book helps you to conduct your own experiments and activities, and to learn more about the world around us...read more

Describes how a compost heap works, what it needs to work well, and what plants, insects, and bacteria help to break down the organic refuse found in one.

Product Description: Defines a compost for young learners, explains why you should compost, how to make one and its value in helping the environment

Describes the cycle of soil decomposition and the water cycle, as well as how to develop a compost pile for recycling peapods and other garden products into compost to feed a garden.

Describes how a family makes compost out of its organic garbage and uses it in the garden

Nature's recyclers receive a close-up look, in an informative, photographic study, at the creatures, from bacteria and fungi to worms and millipedes, that break down our garbage, returning raw materials to the earth.

Explains simply how a compost heap is made and how it turns into soil.