The Adventures of a Grain of Dust

The Adventures of a Grain of Dust Hallam Hawksworth (1863 - ) (https://librivox.org/author/5974) This charming book for children is full of interesting facts about all sorts of plants, insects, birds and animals and how they all help to enrich the soil for farmers - each in its own special way. Join our narrator, The Grain of Dust on a fascinating journey around the planet to meet them. "I don't want you to think that I'm boasting, but I do believe I'm one of the greatest travellers that ever was; and if anybody, living or dead, has ever gone through with more than I have I'd like to hear about it. Not that I've personally been in all the places or taken part in all the things I tell in this book—I don't mean to say that—but I do ask you to remember how long it is possible for a grain of dust to last, and how many other far-travelled and much-adventured dust grains it must meet and mix with in the course of its life. ...Finally, if what we call flesh and blood can think and talk, why not a grain of dust? In fact, what is flesh and blood but dust come back to life? Says the poet—and the poets know: 'The very dust that blows along the street Once whispered to its love that life is sweet.' You see it's as likely a thing as could happen—this whole story." Summary by J. M. Smallheer with quotes from the Preface of the book Genre(s): Children's Non-fiction, Science Language: English Keyword(s): nature (https://librivox.org/keywords/32)  , animals (https://librivox.org/keywords/99)  , birds (https://librivox.org/keywords/469)  , insects (https://librivox.org/keywords/639)  , farming (https://librivox.org/keywords/3569)  ), agriculture (https://librivox.org/keywords/1806)  , geology (https://librivox.org/keywords/2729)  , worms (https://librivox.org/keywords/644)  , natural science (https://librivox.org/keywords/7328)  , soil (https://librivox.org/keywords/7265)