Have fun on this poetic tour through the leaf litter layer and dig into the fascinating facts about the tiny critters who live there.

Nineteen poems in a variety of verse forms with accompanying science notes take readers on a decomposer safari through the "brown food web," from bacteria through tardigrades and on to rove beetle predators with other busy recyclers in-between. Glossary, hands-on investigations, and resources are included in the back matter.