From Garbage to Compost

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TABLE OF Contents First gardeners find a place for compost Next they sort their garbage Then they add garden waste Gardeners use layers of waste and soil Next the pile is watered The sun heats the compost Gardeners stir their compost 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 They wait for the compost to decompose 18 Finally the compost is ready to use Glossary Further Information Index 20 22 23 24 Copyright 2017 by Lerner Publishing Group Inc All rights reserved International copyright secured No part of this book may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group Inc except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review Lerner Publications Company A division of Lerner Publishing Group Inc 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 USA For reading levels and more information look up this title at www lernerbooks com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names Owings Lisa author Title From garbage to compost Lisa Owings Other titles Start to finish Minneapolis Minn Second series Description Minneapolis Lerner Publications 2016 Series Start to finish second series Audience Ages 5 9 Audience K to grade 3 Includes bibliographical references and index Identifiers LCCN 2015036496 ISBN 9781512409116 lb alk paper ISBN 9781512412994 pb alk paper ISBN 9781512410839 eb pdf Subjects LCSH Compost Juvenile literature Organic wastes Recycling Juvenile literature Classification LCC S661 O95 2016 DDC 631 8 75 dc23 LC record available at http lccn loc gov 2015036496 Manufactured in the United States of America 1 CG 7 15 16