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Worms!

Worms are hardworking creatures and are making the world a better place to grow food. Use these resources to spread the word about worms - in storytimes, outreach, or by starting your own worm compost!

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  • Worms Eat My Garbage

    How to Set Up and Maintain a Worm Composting System

    Appelhof, Mary,
    "Don't let your food waste go to waste! With a little help from a family of worms, you can turn all your kitchen scraps and leftovers into rich, valuable vermicompost for your garden and houseplants. Keeping a self-contained worm bin and harvesting…
    Book, 2017North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2017] — 639.75 APPELHOF
  • Compost Stew

    An A to Z Recipe for the Earth

    Siddals, Mary McKenna
    "A rhyming recipe explains how to make the dark, crumbly, rich, earth-friendly food called compost" This book is a great choice for a composting themed storytime!
    Picture Book, 2010Berkeley : Tricycle Press, c2010 — JPB SIDDALS,M
  • "Gilbert seems to be the only one in his class who cannot think of any ideas for an Earth Day project" This longer picture book is great talking point resource for Earth Day and ways to go green.
    Book, 2011New York : Harper, c2011 — JPB DE GROAT,D
  • "While helping Grandma in the garden, a child learns about the important role of the earthworm in helping plants grow" This picture book also features curiosity and various worm facts sprinkled throughout the story.
    Book, 2010Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2010, c2009 — JPB FRENCH,V
  • "A young worm discovers, day by day, that there are some very good and some not so good things about being a worm in this great big world" This funny picture book about a worm's life continues on as an Early Reader series.
    Book, 2003New York : Joanna Cotler Books, c2003 — JPB CRONIN,D
  • "If you can find a worm, then you can be a biologist! Foster a love of animals and science with this charming manual for finding and observing earthworms. Hands-on experiments help young zoologists answer questions like "Which end is which?" and "Do…
    Book, 2020Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2020] — J592.64 WHEELER-TOPPEN
  • "Tiger unwittingly helps some worms overcome their fear of tigers with a well-placed, informative book, but will a wormy hug aid a fearful Tiger?" This funny picture book addresses how not everyone likes worms.
    Easy Reader, 2020New York, New York : Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group, 2020 — JE HIGGINS,R
  • "Winnie Finn raises earthworms, which help her neighbors win prizes at the county fair. Includes instructions on making a worm farm"
    Book, 2009New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2009 — JPB BRENDLER,C
  • "Two worms in love decide to get married, and with help from Cricket, Beetle, Spider, and the Bees they have everything they need and more, but which one will be the bride and which the groom"
    Picture Book, 2016New York, N. Y. : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016] — JPB AUSTRIAN,J
  • "Superworm's bug friends attempt to free him from the clutches of Wizard Lizard who, having heard of Superworm's wondrous and heroic deeds, captures him and forces him to dig for treasure" This is a work of fiction, and while worms are capable of…
    Book, 2014New York, NY : Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2014 — JPB DONALDSON,J
  • "The beautiful simplicity of a garden is depicted through digital woodcut illustrations and engaging nonfiction text presented as a series of sweet questions and gentle replies. Less of a traditional how-to and more of a how-to-appreciate, this…
    Picture Book, 2022New York : Rise x Penguin Workshop, [2022] — JPB PERCIVAL,K
  • ""A young worm dresses her family up for a photo, but ultimately comes to appreciate them for who they are"-- Provided by publisher"
    Picture Book, 2021New York : Anne Schwartz Books, [2021] — JPB FRANK,J
  • "Shares information on the earthworm with graphic illustrations and fact-filled text that traces its extensive history as well as its habitats, anatomy, and behaviors. In addition to the visual gags, the author includes basic facts about the…
    Book, 2014Toronto, Ontario : Tundra Books, [2014] — J592.3 GRAVEL,E
  • "Describes different types of worms and their physical characteristics, methods of motion, feeding habits, and life cycles"
    Book, 2004Minneapolis : Compass Point Books, c2004 — J592.3 HEINRICHS
  • ""Dig in the dirt and you'll find... worms! But did you know that many live underwater? Or that some can grow as long as 9 feet? Excite kids' natural curiosity with this Smithsonian Little Entomologist book about wonderful worms from around the…
    Book, 2020North Mankato, Minnesota : Pebble, a Capstone imprint, [2020] — J592.3 PETERSON
  • A "Do it Yourself" composting book for kids. Explains composting, decomposers, worm composting and care, and the benefits of composting.
    Book, 2008Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2008 — J635.91875 SILVERMAN
  • "Explores the organisms involved in composting and the biological processes involved, including a breakdown of primary, secondary, and tertiary level consumers" While this ebook is not specifically about worm composting, it does introduce worms as…
    eBook, 2016[Vero Beach, Florida] : Rourke Educational Media, [2016] — EBOOK EBSCOhost

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