A Gift of Dust, 9780593428436
Hardcover
Dust’s journey: From ancient life to nurturing rainforests, a world connected.

A Gift of Dust

how saharan plumes feed the planet

$80.48

  • Hardcover

    40 pages

  • Release Date

    27 May 2025

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Summary

A Gift of Dust: The Unseen Journey

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…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780593428436
ISBN-10:0593428439
Author:Martha Brockenbrough, Juana Martinez-Neal
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:40
Release Date:27 May 2025
Weight:437g
Dimensions:286mm x 238mm x 10mm
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Critics Review

★ “This illuminating book brings an often-overlooked natural phenomenon to life….A beautiful blend of text and drawings shows the cycle of life through dust.” —School Library Journal, starred review“Brockenbrough lays out a thorough, informative story….Caldecott honoree Martinez-Neal’s art is a showstopper….A natural wonder, brought to vivid life.” —Kirkus Reviews

About The Author

Martha Brockenbrough

Martha Brockenbrough is the author of more than twenty books for young readers, from picture books up through YA. Some of her picture books include I Am an American: the Wong Kim Ark Story (ALA Noteable Book for Children), This Old Dog, Cheerful Chick, and more! Her books have made several Best of The Year lists. She lives in Seattle with her family.

Juana Martinez-Neal is the winner of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award for La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya, and the 2019 Caldecott Honor Award for Alma and How She Got Her Name, which she also wrote. She is also the recepient of the 2020 Robert F. Sibert Medal for Fry Bread: A Native American Story. Originally from Lima, Peru, she lives with her husband and three children in Connecticut where she cooks with lots of Roma tomatoes.

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