The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms | 
pickBook #5 of the year: “The Earth Moved” by Amy Stewart
Absolutely amazing book about earthworms, mostly in the US but with a few looks around the world. If you‘re interested in worms, composting, or agriculture, definitely a book for you. I loved every page.
pickEarth worms are SO COOL and we should appreciate them more. This never felt like info-dumping, and I didn't zone out once while listening to this. That, it itself, is high praise.
pickDid you know most earthworms in the U.S. are non-native, including nightcrawlers? I picked this because I enjoy Stewart's Kopp Sisters books. She made worms interesting and I learned how important they are. First book finished for #MarvellousMay @Andrew65
Current audiobook. Surprisingly fascinating look into the world of WORMS.
It has made me decide I might get some pet compost worms to keep in the kitchen so I can say good morning to someone every day.
pickThis is a fun microhistory of earthworms. I learned a lot, although I still don't think I could tell one kind of worm from another. I think the worms we have around here are field worms? I really liked the descriptions of Stewart's garden and worm bin. She really loves those little dudes. I think this book could benefit from some illustrations, I'm imagining drawings with diagrammed worm parts.
I've found another author I need to read! Life #underarock. #nofemmeber @Cinfhen @Billypar
pick“I have come to understand, like Darwin had, that earthworms are not destroyers, but redeemers. They move through waste and decay in their contemplative way, sifting, turning it into something else, something that is better.”
Fascinating science about a keystone species, told in a charming way. #Audiobook performed by Heather Henderson would be great for family listening on a car trip. New vocabulary: Oligochaetologist
Any environment, any single life is in a continuous state of change. This is just more obvious when you pay attention to earthworms. Their work may seem unspectacular at first. They don't chirp or sing, they don't gallop or soar, they don't hunt or make tools or write books. But they do something just as powerful: they consume, they transform, they change the earth.
Trying to keep up with my non-fiction goals for the year and stay with a creepy theme for October. I can handle snakes and spiders but earthworms freak me out! So far this book is helping me to appreciate all they do but still 1000% don't want to encounter one anytime soon!
pickAdored this gem of natural history.
pickSuper interesting book. Even if you don‘t Garden. I‘ve never been creeped out by worms and it was neat to hear how they help and what the future holds!
pickFascinating and strangely inspiring. Add this to your list not only if you like natural history but also if you are a fan of books like Garbage Land, Gone Tomorrow, or Waste and Want.
Listening to this audiobook by @AmyStewart while staring at some fallen trees. @WanderingBookaneer is getting us ice cream!
This book about earthworms is the BEST BOOK. And it's on sale!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007HQO222
On chapter 2 and I am OBSESSED already. It's not a fact I usually flaunt because I know it sounds weird, but worms have always been one of my favorite animals and were my first favorite animal when I was young enough to decide that I had a favorite animal (4 years old ish?). I scream every time I see a worm and on rainy days I will move every worm from the driveway to the dirt so they don't get squished by the car. I 💜 worms a lot.
pickI have been fascinated by earthworms since I discovered how relaxing it is to pick them out if a compost heap. After reading Drunken Botanist, I decided to read another book by Stewart and was riveted throughout this audiobook about earthworms. Learned many things, will retain fascinating tidbits, will recommend it to anyone. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
so-soThis was both a bit boring and too personal at the same time. I was expecting something more academic, less "OMG WORMS ARE AWESOME!!!!1", more facts.
pickEverything I didn't know, I needed to know about worms.
