Compost Stew An A to Z Recipe for the Earth
by Siddals, Mary McKenna; Wolff, AshleyEdition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2010-03-23
Publisher(s): Tricycle Press
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Summary
Apple cores Bananas, bruised Coffee grounds with filters, used Just add to the pot and let it all rot into Compost Stew! From eggshells to wiggly worms, this delightful recipe in bouncy verse features items-some familiar and some not so-that are fit for the home compost bin and will nourish Mother Earth. Vibrant collage illustrations use recycled and found materials to further a timely message. And to keep young environmental chefs fully informed about compostingdors"s and donrs"ts, therers"s a note in the back about whatrs"snotfit for the bin.
Author Biography
MARY McKENNA SIDDALS is the author of several picture books for the very young, including Millions of Snowflakes. In addition, she has written dozens of children’s stories, articles, poems, and activities appearing in a variety of magazines. A former teacher, she lives in British Columbia, Canada, where she enjoys tending to her own batch of Compost Stew.
ASHLEY WOLFF is the author and/or illustrator of more than sixty children’s books, including Baby Beluga; I Love My Mommy Because; I Love My Daddy Because; Mama’s Milk; Stella and Roy Go Camping; I Call My Grandma Nana; I Call My Grandpa Papa; When Lucy Goes Out Walking; and the beloved Miss Bindergarten series. Ashley wrangles thousands of red wriggler compost worms in her San Francisco backyard garden. She grows flowers, vegetables, and an amazingly prolific persimmon tree.
ASHLEY WOLFF is the author and/or illustrator of more than sixty children’s books, including Baby Beluga; I Love My Mommy Because; I Love My Daddy Because; Mama’s Milk; Stella and Roy Go Camping; I Call My Grandma Nana; I Call My Grandpa Papa; When Lucy Goes Out Walking; and the beloved Miss Bindergarten series. Ashley wrangles thousands of red wriggler compost worms in her San Francisco backyard garden. She grows flowers, vegetables, and an amazingly prolific persimmon tree.
Excerpts
Environmental chefs, here’s a recipe for you to fix from scratch to mix a batch of Compost Stew.
Ingredients:
Apple cores
Bananas, bruised
Coffee grounds with filters, used
Ingredients:
Apple cores
Bananas, bruised
Coffee grounds with filters, used
Excerpted from Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth by Mary McKenna Siddals
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