Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt
by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2015
Word Count 1,697
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 178076
- Subject Headings
- Gardens
- Soils--Composition--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Gardening
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | General (See Also Headings Under Animals or Technology)
- Gardens--Juvenile literature
- Composition
- Soils
- Gardening--Juvenile literature
- Gardening
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About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kate Messner
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Author Interviews 4
Interview with Kate Messner
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Insights from Kate Messner
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Interview with Kate Messner
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Interview with Kate Messner
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