Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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World of Rot: Learn All About the Wriggly, Slimy, Super-Cool Decomposers We Couldn't Live Without
Britt Crow-Miller
Illustrator: Bruno Valasse
Ages: 9+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Storey Publishing/Workman Publishing/Hachette
ISBN: 978-1-63586669-8
Keywords: Ecology-organic decomposing, bugs, mushrooms, recyclng, bacteria, scientific experiments
Accessible text and format and dynamic color illustrations portray the complex contribution of organisms in the stages of the decomposition process and its effect on climate change. Experiments and activities included.