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			A Handful of Dirt
			
			by Raymond Bial			 
			Walker & Company
			 
			
			Soil may not be alive, but amazingly, multitudes of microscopic creatures live there, battling it out in an eat-or-be-eaten world. These tiny creatures, invisible to our eyes, provide food for the insects that in turn feed the reptiles and mammals that live in and above the soil. You'll never look at the ground you walk on in the same way after Raymond Bial, an award-winning photo essayist, takes you on this eye-opening, down-and-dirty tour of one of the earth's most precious resources.			
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			   Ideas to Explore Together
			    Before you read:  What are somethings you can find in the dirt?
  After you read:  What was the most interesting fact you learned about dirt from reading this book? 
			    
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