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Darwin's super-pooping worm spectacular  Cover Image Book Book

Darwin's super-pooping worm spectacular / [text] Polly Owen ; [illustrations] Gwen Millward.

Owen, Polly (Children's author), (author.). Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 Inspired by (work) : Formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms. (Added Author). Millward, Gwen, (illustrator.).

Summary:

The silly true story of how Darwin discovered that the earthworm is one of the most important species on the planet. Without their life-sustaining poop, there would be no plants or animals on Earth. A scholarly worm gives historical facts and context on every page.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780711275973
  • ISBN: 0711275971
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: Beverly, MA : Wide Eyed Editions, [2023]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographic references.
Subject: Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 > Juvenile literature.
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
Earthworms > Juvenile literature.
Digestion > Juvenile literature.
Life cycles (Biology) > Juvenile literature.
Earthworms.
Feces.
Digestion.
Earthworms.
Life cycles (Biology)
Genre: Juvenile works.
Picture books.
Informational works.

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  • 0 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Burlington Public Library E OWEN 39851001657817 Picture Books – Science and Technology (Red) Copy hold Checked out 05/03/2024

Polly Owen is an author from Hertfordshire, England. She has a degree in Mathematics and Statistics. She is a specialist in developing techniques to get reluctant children interested in Math. She and her daughter are proud members of the Earthworm Society and are both passionate organic gardeners.

Gwen Millward is an illustrator from Wales. Originally, she had her heart set on becoming a naturalist, as she loved studying insects and drawing them. Her trips abroad when she was young are associated with finding new and strange-looking creatures! After school, she migrated north to Edinburgh to study art, where she graduated with a First Class Honors degree in illustration and was awarded the Helen A. Rose Bequest for art. Gwen is also the illustrator for the Charmseekers series by Amy Tree, published by Orion. She lives in Bristol, UK.


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