Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
While helping Grandma in the garden, a child learns about the important role of the earthworm in helping plants grow.
Review Quotes: A compelling argument for re-evaluation of the night-crawling kind.
--Bulletin of the Center of Children's Books
Debunks myths about the creepy crawlies and instills . . . a better understanding and respect for the creatures and their importance for growing plants.
--School Library Journal
Vivian French tells both a gardening adventure and offers underground facts, including helpful hints on how to become a 'wormologist.'
--USA Today
Kids will burrow right into this book about the industrious - and danger-filled - life of the delightfully yucky earthworm.
--Etc. for Her
This book will have you rooting for the garden's slimy underdogs.
--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wonderful, friendly, illustrations are the perfect backdrop for this terrific story about earthworms that both informs and amuses.
--Kendal Rautzhan's Books to Borrow/Buy (syndicated)
Wonderful, friendly illustrations are the perfect backdrop for this terrific story about earthworms that both informs and amuses.
--The News-Times
