A Gift of Dust: How Saharan Plumes Feed the Planet

A Gift of Dust: How Saharan Plumes Feed the Planet - Hardcover

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A Gift of Dust: How Saharan Plumes Feed the Planet - Hardcover

A Gift of Dust: How Saharan Plumes Feed the Planet - Hardcover

by Martha Brockenbrough
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Book Overview

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.

A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

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.
ISBN9780593428429
Author Martha Brockenbrough
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
GenreChildren
FormatHardcover
PublishedMay 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages40
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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A Gift of Dust: How Saharan Plumes Feed the Planet - Hardcover

A Gift of Dust: How Saharan Plumes Feed the Planet - Hardcover

By Martha Brockenbrough

About Martha Brockenbrough

Martha Brockenbrough is the author of more than twenty books for young readers, including YA fiction and nonfiction, picture books, a middle grade mystery, and a chapter book series. She founded National Grammar Day, and her work has been published in The New York Times. Martha lives in Seattle with her family. Visit her at NothingtoNovel.com.

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