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1) Rot and mold

Author

Series

Forest explorer

Pub. Date

2019.

Language

English

Description

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"Why do things start to rot? Is mold dangerous? Questions such as these are answered as readers explore the fascinating process of forest decay through accessible text and full-color photographs that help readers understand this important natural process." --

2) Rotten!: vultures, beetles, slime, and nature's other decomposers

Author

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 2

Lexile measure

920L

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, VOX Books

Description

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Describes the process of decomposition, discussing the role of decomposers such as sharks, vultures, and earthworms, and includes experiments demonstrating how decomposition supports new life.

3) Rotten pumpkin

Author

Schwartz, David M

Pub. Date

[2013]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Read Description

The amazing transformation of Jack from grinning pumpkin to mold-mottled wreckage to hopeful green shoot tells the story of decomposition. Features a teacher guide.

4) Decomposers and scavengers: nature's recyclers

Author

Huddleston, Emma

Series

Pub. Date

2020

Language

English

Description

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This book looks at how animals and other organisms make the world a better place by breaking down waste, as well as the threats they face and how people can protect them.

5) Decomposers

Author

Series

Nature's food chain
Fascinating food chains

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

840L

Language

English

Description

Read Description

Learn more about decomposers and the important role in the food chain in "Decomposers", a "Fascinating Food Chains" book. --Taken from back cover.

6) The magic school bus meets the rot squad: a book about decomposition

Author

Series

Magic School Bus TV books

Pub. Date

[1995]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

470L

Language

English

Description

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Ms. Frizzle's class learns about decomposition on a field trip to an empty lot.

7) Rotten logs and forest floors

Author

Katz Cooper, Sharon

Series

Horrible habitats

Pub. Date

[2009]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

8) Chattanooga sludge

Author

Pub. Date

[1996]

Language

English

Description

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John Todd attempts to clean the toxic waters of Chattanooga Creek with a Living Machine.

9) Microlife that rots things

Author

Series

Amazing world of microlife

Pub. Date

[2006]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

10) Life in a garbage dump

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2004]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

11) What rot!: nature's mighty recycler

Author

Ring, Elizabeth

Pub. Date

[1996]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Text and photos show how rot and all the tiny organisms that cause it maintain the cycle of life.

12) Decomposers in the food chain

Author

McGinty, Alice B

Series

Library of food chains and food webs

Pub. Date

2002.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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