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Worm Powering Kids

Title: Worm Powering Kids

Hello fellow garden writers,

Looking for ideas on how to get involved during the 33rd anniversary of Earth Day? Looking for a hook to get kids interested? Try worms!
Mary

Worm Powering Kids

Looking for ideas on how to get involved during the 33rd anniversary of Earth Day?

Eco-minded adults across the nation are planning to read "Compost, By Gosh!" to groups of children to celebrate Earth Day 2003. To empower, educate and love children is to read to them.
           Hundreds and thousands
          Of worms thrash about
           Through pits, stems and rinds,
          They weave in and out.

          While writhing and wriggling,
           On food scraps they dined.
              Now waste turned to gold
                Has come out their behind.
                                              ©2003 Michelle Eva Portman

Mary Rife, retired Children's Librarian from the Kalamazoo Public Library, says this about "Compost, By Gosh! An Adventure in Vermicomposting" by Michelle Portman.

"At last a good book on vermicomposting for ages 4-9 with interest for anyone involved in organic gardening and composting. The book with its four-color illustrations and rhymed text catch the essence of why compost! The squirmy redworms will sell children on composting. Worms are kids' friends and finding out their usefulness will prompt them to convince the adult in their life to set-up a composting bin.

The book gives good instructions. The drawings help, showing the steps from bin to black muck and healthy plants. An excellent addition was the plants greening up the yard visible from the window. That's proof of the worms' work.

Useful to anyone teaching about composting, worms, or how to set-up a worm bin are the instructions with the selected bibliography at the end of the book. A useful, fun book, by Gosh!"

Whether you read it to a small group, large group, library group, gardening group, scout troop, school, or club, there are countless opportunities to gather and share.

We've set up an area on Worm Woman's website for anyone who will commit to read "Compost, By Gosh!" to any group of any size or age leading up to Earth Day (April 22) and beyond. We call the program "Worm Powering Kids." You can sign up, order the book (we'll pay the postage if you sign up), even print out a flyer to post your event!
Visit 
http://www.wormwoman.com/acatalog/wormpowering/wormpowering_main.html
to learn more, get your name on the list, and see who else is there!

Mary Appelhof
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PS We have a delightful children's color picture book, "Compost, By Gosh!" by Michelle Eva Portman. I've had a wonderful time reading it to elementary school children. . . and I know that middle school kids like it, too! Check our website for details. http://www.wormwoman.com/acatalog/Compost_By_Gosh_.html  Available now for $16.95 plus $5 shipping and handling.

Mary Appelhof, Author of "Worms Eat My Garbage"
Flowerfield Enterprises,10332 Shaver Road,Kalamazoo, MI 49024 USA
PLEASE NOTE NEW AREA CODE: PH:269-327-0108  FAX 269-327-7009
 

"Changing the way the world thinks about garbage"

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