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Harriet's Hungry Worms

Samantha Smith author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Exisle Publishing

Published:9th May '23

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Harriet's Hungry Worms cover

This funny, engaging eco story invites young readers to follow the adventures of Harriet's ravenous compost worms as they munch their way through their wide and wonderful weekly menu.

Harriet's nine-hundred-and-eighty-three hungry worms live in a shady corner of her backyard in a big, green box. They spend their days munching on anything from Aunt Tilda's herbal teabags to the sports pages of Uncle Sam's paper. Harriet watches and waits, eventually deciding the worms are 'so BORING'. Until one day, the worms leave Harriet a big surprise ... worm wee!

Packed with worm facts, Harriet's Hungry Worms is the ideal companion for worm warriors and curious composters keen to roll their sleeves up and put their kitchen food scraps to good use.
Continuing the sustainability message, inventive illustrations incorporating recycled materials bloom from each page, breathing beautiful life into this fun-filled story.

“A delightful alliterative text, with bold colourful collage-style illustrations. The facial expressions of the worms will amuse young readers as will the discovery of the benefits of compost, worms and worm wee."
-School Library Association of NSW
“A perfect picture book for the early childhood years. A joy to read aloud or listen to”
- Magpies Schools Magazine
“A lovely story that will be fun for younger readers to devour. Dig in!”
-Good Reading
“Illustrated with creative collage.”
-Sunday Telegraph
“Packed with worm facts, Harriet’s Hungry Worms is the ideal companion for worm warriors and curious composters keen to roll their sleeves up and put their kitchen food scraps to good use. Continuing the sustainability message, inventive illustrations incorporating recycled materials bloom from each page, breathing beautiful life into this fun-filled story.”
-Bookworm For Kids blog
“inventive illustrations incorporating recycled materials bloom from each page, breathing beautiful life into this fun-filled story
-The Pregnancy Centre
“This funny, engaging eco story invites young readers to follow the adventures of Harriet’s ravenous compost worms as they munch their way through their wide and wonderful weekly menu. Packed with worm facts, Harriet’s Hungry Worms is the ideal companion for worm warriors and curious composters keen to roll their sleeves up and put their kitchen food scraps to good use.”
-Bedrock – Independant Education Union Magazine  

  • Winner of NYC Big Book Awards 2024 (United States)
  • Short-listed for International Rubery Book Awards. 2024 (Australia)

ISBN: 9781922539472

Dimensions: 254mm x 262mm x 9mm

Weight: 410g

32 pages