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From two award-winning creators comes a picture book that reveals the hidden wonders of how Saharan Dust impacts the world: from slowing a hurricane to nourishing a rainforest.
This dust . . .
of what lived once
sustains what lives today
and what will be born . . .
tomorrow.
An ancient catfish becomes a fossil, and as the lake where it lived dries up, the fossil turns to dust--but this isn't ordinary dust. This dust begins in Chad, West Africa, but winds carry it across the continent, over the Atlantic ocean, to nourish and replenish the Amazon rain forest and beyond.
A Gift of Dust takes readers on a journey that shows just how interconnected our planet is, and how something so small can have such a huge impact. With lyrical, awe-inspiring verse based in fact, and stunning art from a Caldecott honoree, this is a story for our times.
Gift of Dust: How Saharan Plumes Feed the Planet
By Martha Brockenbrough
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This dust . . .
of what lived once
sustains what lives today
and what will be born . . .
tomorrow.
An ancient catfish becomes a fossil, and as the lake where it lived dries up, the fossil turns to dust--but this isn't ordinary dust. This dust begins in Chad, West Africa, but winds carry it across the continent, over the Atlantic ocean, to nourish and replenish the Amazon rain forest and beyond.
A Gift of Dust takes readers on a journey that shows just how interconnected our planet is, and how something so small can have such a huge impact. With lyrical, awe-inspiring verse based in fact, and stunning art from a Caldecott honoree, this is a story for our times.
ISBN
9780593428429
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Pages
40 pages
Publisher
Random House
Published
May 27, 2025
Language
en
Cover type
Hardcover
Book details
- Authors
- Martha Brockenbrough
- ISBN
- 9780593428429
- Publisher
- Random House
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Published
- May 27, 2025
- Publication year
- 2025
- Pages
- 40
- Dimensions
- 0.03937 in × 0.03937 in × 0.03937 in
- Language
- en
- Categories
- Children's BooksScience, Nature & How It WorksEarth SciencesNature