Did you know that the wild and wonderful world of soils beneath our feet can inspire our children to feel more connected to the Earth and the world around them?

“If you think soil is only brown and boring, let us dig deeper for more of its story…” is the opening line of the Life Rocks interactive The Soils Book because it’s true! Most people think of soil as brown and dull until they dive into the topic of what lies beneath our feet.

Do you want children to believe that soil is simply mundane and boring? Or do you want your children to be able to visualize the countless organisms that live beneath in their endless dance of life that provides all of the food and atmosphere that we have ever known? The Life Rocks Soil Book turns soils from the mundane into the magical.

Interactive and science-based learning engages students more than other resources. Because most soil life is microscopic, it can be hard to visualise or make interesting for children. Children need an introduction to this fascinating realm of soil to understand the importance of soil in our environment and its role in sustaining life.

Children must know that it isn’t just the creatures that live on top of the soil that are important to life. The unseen and microscopic life underneath the soil's surface deserves our care and attention as it makes our existence possible. Unfortunately, only a few great educational resources can help children understand soils in a fun and interactive way, and The Soil Book by Life Rocks is one of those.

The Life Rocks Soil Book takes children aged 3 – 12 years old on a magical, scientific, rhyming journey into the abundant life within the soil and is a perfect teaching aid in bringing soils to life.

It is a fun and engaging story to either read to a class, or as a bedtime story. It can be used as a reader for older children, 8+ years old, as it has a unique and simple rhyming style that brings the story of soil to life. Teachers can use The Soil Book to help students learn about how soil is formed and discover the many organisms in the soil. The Soil Book also contains coloring-in pages for children to get creative with, links to interactive content, is scientifically accurate (from the images to the language used), and stimulates a love and awareness of soils in your children.

If you want to take it a step further, check out the Life Rocks Soil Education Kit - one of the most comprehensive soil science kits on the market.

This has been designed for teachers or parents to inspire young ones to explore the soil beneath their feet, carefully crafted to ignite curiosity, increase understanding and fuel inspiration for Nature and Earth Science. This comprehensive kit serves as your all-in-one, Australian curriculum-aligned soil education resource, bringing the fascinating biological activity in the soil to life. Appropriate for children aged 4 to 11 years old.

Parents and teachers need all the help they can get.

Our other book, ‘Connecting Children to Nature: The Essential Guide for Parents and Teachers,’ distills the philosophy, practice, and science behind Life Rocks.

Connecting Children With Nature is a great place to start for parents or teachers wishing to integrate more science and nature-based learning into their practices. It is full of accurate references and studies pointing to the benefits of interactive learning, nature-based interventions, and multi-modal learning methods.

There are a number of fun activities and ideas to bring more Nature and Earth Sciences into your home for an improved education, child development and connection to the world. Connecting Children With Nature is a must-have for parents and teachers who want to learn how Nature can be the greatest teacher and nurturer for our children if we want the to have the best possible future.

Connecting Children With Nature is also available in E-book form and can be read online or on a tablet or reader of your choice.

Life Rocks books are valuable resources for parents and educators who want to bring more nature into their homes or classrooms. Our books will provide the tools and inspiration to create meaningful experiences between children and nature.

Stay tuned for more of our upcoming children’s books that aim to connect children to the magic of nature; Volcanoes, Fossils, Metals and Crystals!