The Adventures of a Grain of Dust

Hallam Hawksworth

Little Mr. Lichen discovered the world by eating a rock, slowly. Hawksworth's grain of dust rides wind, water, and root through the whole astonishing economy of soil: marching trees, early settlers and their bones, the planet's patient housekeeping. Geology told as a hero's journey. Science for children who ask what dirt actually is. Please note: this is the text of the story only. It has no pictures, so it is meant for a grown-up to read aloud rather than for a child to read alone. The illustrated experience of this story is the audiobook edition on Littletone.