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Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom

Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix

Companion Resource


Leaf Litter Critters

Have fun on this poetic tour through the leaf litter layer and dig into the fascinating facts about the tiny critters who live there.
Nineteen poems in a variety of verse forms with accompanying science notes take readers on a decomposer safari through the "brown food web," from bacteria through tardigrades and on to rove beetle predators with other busy recyclers in-between. Glossary, hands-on investigations, and resources are included in the back matter.

Author
Leslie Bulion
Lessons Associated with this Resource