Jodi Wheeler-Toppen - This Is a Book to Read with a Worm
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Illustrations copyright 2020 by Margaret McCartney
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registered trademarks of Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.
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Published by Charlesbridge
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Watertown, MA 02472
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Names: Wheeler-Toppen, Jodi, author. | McCartney, Margaret,
illustrator.
Title: This is a book to read with a worm / Jodi Wheeler-Toppen;
illustrated by Margaret McCartney.
Description: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2020]
Identifiers: LCCN 2018032575 (print) | LCCN 2018035950
(ebook) | ISBN 9781632897701 (ebook) |
ISBN 9781632897718 (ebook pdf) |
ISBN 9781580898973 (reinforced for library use)
Subjects: LCSH: EarthwormsJuvenile literature. | Naturalists
Juvenile literature.
Classification: LCC QL391.A6 (ebook) | LCC QL391.A6 W4985
2019 (print) | DDC 592/.64dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018032575
(hc) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Illustrations created in sumi ink and pencil and then colored and
collaged in Photoshop
Display type set in Luella Basic 1 by Cultivated Mind Designs by
C. M. Kinash
Text type set in Blauth by Sofia Mohr
Color separations by Colourscan Print Co Pte Ltd, Singapore
Printed by 1010 Printing International Limited in Huizhou,
Guangdong, China
Production supervision by Brian G. Walker
Designed by Joyce White and Diane M. Earley
worm hunt! We hide in the soil like buried treasure.
am a living thing. Treat me gently and dont do
anything to hurt me. When were done reading
this book, put me back where you found me.
Thanks a bunch!
Worm
go outside to find one.
Look for a damp, leafy
spot and sift the leaf
layer for a hint
of wiggle.
scoop a pile of dirt, and
crumble it gently in your hand.
weeds, roots and all. Some
worms hide in tangled root balls.
towels, a flashlight, a bottle
of rubbing alcohol, a cotton
swab, a sandwich bag, a sheet
of paper, a clear plastic bottle,
and aluminum foil.
Ill suffocate!
Pour some water on a paper towel and settle
your new friend on top. Worms dont have
lungs. They get oxygen through their wet skin.
or cly-TEL-lum.
back. Feel the bump-bump-bump
as you slide across the rings.
Is there a fat band over
some of the rings?
then it is an adult. Otherwise, its probably still a kid.
dont expect me to come when called.
If you have an adult, this is easy.
The head is the end closest to the
clitellum. If you have a kid, youll
have to watch it move. Worms
usually crawl headfirst.
Not much of a face, is it? Can you
find eyes? How about a nose?
the damp paper towel and
shine a flashlight right at
its head.
eyes, so it cant see
shapes or colors. But it
does have sensors that
tell light from dark.
with birds, mice, and snakes that
would love to gobble up your
worm. You cant blame your
worm for preferring the dark.
and take a small sniff. Thats a strong smell!
Can your worm smell it? Soak the end of a
cotton swab in alcohol and hold it near
but not touchingyour worms head.
has smell detectors sprinkled
across its face. Worms use
the detectors to avoid
chemicals that might
harm them, like that
rubbing alcohol.
help them figure out if
something is good to eat.
at your worms face. That
hole is its mouth. Hey! Did
it just stick its tongue out
at you?
a tongue. Your
worm has an
organ called a
pharynx just
inside its mouth.
FA-rinks. Some worms
keep their pharynx in
their mouths, but it still
does a fine job of pulling
in tasty leaves.
dead leaves, and rotting
plants to eat. In some worms,
the pharynx pokes through
the mouth to grab food.
into a sandwich bag.
(But dont seal ityou
arent taking a worm
for lunch!) Shine the
flashlight through
the back of the bag.
worms digestive
system.
The dark clumps are
your worms most
recent meal.
a few moments,
you might see poop
slip out the rear
end. Farmers and
gardeners call worm
poop castings .
Castings are great
for plants.
of a night crawler worm.
Some of us have our organs
in a different order.
and lay it back on the wet paper towel.
get it moving and then try to
copy its movements with your
pointer finger.
overwhelmed. Wrap me in
the paper towel and let me
rest for a minute. Whew!
worm, does it? You have bones in your
finger, so it can only bend at the joints,
where the bones meet up. Worms
dont have bones. Their muscles attach
to their skin, and they can bend at
each segment, or ring, in their body.
is constantly changing its shape.
One moment, its front end looks
like a short, fat sausage. Then it
stretches out like a spaghetti noodle.
SEE-tee
worm through a microscope,
you would see that each segment
has a few thin, stiff bristles, called
setae. Your worm digs the setae
on its front segments into the soil
(or wet paper towel). The front
setae hold on tight while your
worm drags the back segments
forward. Then it holds on with
the back setae so it can push
the front out, long and thin.
but you can hear them.
cone shape so it looks like
a megaphone.
end of the cone, and hold the
small end to your ear.
scratching in the tube? It comes
from the setae. Your worm is
trying (without much luck) to
anchor itself on the smooth paper.
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