At first glance, it might not seem like we have too much in common with slimy worms – they live underground, love to eat stinky leftovers and get messy in the dirt. We like to be above ground, nice and clean. 

This month, we hope you have an open mind, because in Worms Are Our Friends, you might just learn a few things that will change the way you look at these hungry little creatures.

In fact, a lot of the things we enjoy – like fruit and vegetables and beautiful flowers – depend on critters like worms to grow and, without them, our world wouldn’t be as colourful and fun as it is. We have a lot to say “Thank you!” to worms for.

We hope you enjoy reading about your new friends, the worms!

Extra things to think about and do: 

• Have you ever seen a worm? What did it look like? Were you brave enough to touch it!? What did it feel like?
  
  
• Do you have a compost bin or worm farm at your house? It can be a bit stinky, but worms love to chomp on the organic food we don’t eat!
  
  
• What was your favourite fact about worms that you learnt in this book?
   
• Are there any other creepy crawly bugs that you might like to learn about to understand how they help things in our gardens and parks grow?
  
  
• Can you find: 
• Some treasures buried underneath the ground 
• A worm who might have eaten a few too many yummy leaves 
• A worm hiding in the shade of a daisy 
• Some lucky four-leaf clovers 
• A tufted dandelion, ready to be blown into the wind