A Gift of Dust: How Saharan Plumes Feed the Planet
Martha Brockenbrough$16.99
$19.99
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.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/27/2025
ISBN: 9780593428429
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.25lbs
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/24/2025
Booklist 03/01/2025 pg. 91
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2025
School Library Journal 04/01/2025 pg. 136
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.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/27/2025
ISBN: 9780593428429
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.25lbs
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/24/2025
Booklist 03/01/2025 pg. 91
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2025
School Library Journal 04/01/2025 pg. 136