Erosion: How Hugh Bennett Saved America's Soil and Ended the Dust Bowl (Moments in Science #5)

by Darcy Pattison (Author) Peter Willis (Illustrator)

Erosion: How Hugh Bennett Saved America's Soil and Ended the Dust Bowl (Moments in Science #5)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

When the dust storms of the 1930s threatened to destroy U.S. farming and agriculture, Hugh Bennett knew what to do. For decades, he had studied the soils in every state, creating maps showing soil composition nationwide. He knew what should be grown in each area, and how to manage the land to conserve the soil. He knew what to do for weathering and erosion.

To do that, he needed the government's help. But how do you convince politicians that the soil needs help?

Hugh Bennett knew what to do. He waited for the wind.

This is the exciting story of a soil scientist confronting politicians to encourage them to pass a law to protect the land, the soil. When the U.S. Congress passed a law establishing the Soil Conservation Service, it was the first government agency in the world dedicated to protecting the land, to protecting the Earth.

Reading this amazing story of an unchronicled early environmentalist, Hugh Bennett, the founder of the NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service).

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A compelling, kid-friendly, and visually appealing erosion story.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781629441498
Lexile Measure
810
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Mims House
Publication date
June 09, 2020
Series
Moments in Science
BISAC categories
JUV029000 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | General
Library of Congress categories
History
Picture books
United States
Juvenile works
Conservation of natural resources
Discoveries in science
Government policy
Agricultural diversification
Climatic factors
Soil erosion
Soil conservation
Bennett, Hugh H

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