My kids are always on board when you read a book sideways. You can just read the poems for fun, but the back does provide explanations about the different creatures and their habits.

15 amusing, simple and fact-filled poems make up this book about what makes soil important as well as the creatures that live in it. This book is unique in that it opens up vertically and we see realistic, color pencil illustrations accented by the use of digital tools. Pictures depict the cross-sections of the earth. Creatures such as spiders, chipmunks, earthworms and more are highlighted. The book closes with some intriguing animal facts.