The Secret Life of the Compost Heap

The Secret Life of the Compost Heap by Gill Hickman & Susie Lean

This amazing little book is aimed at primary age children, but to be honest everyone loves it!

It takes you through how compost happens, the life and creatures found in the compost and how you can compost, including the A to Z of composting.

Written and illustrated by two friends who are passionate about compost.

Gill runs the Pennington Community Allotment, along with the community composting scheme. She does many talks at local schools and has written this book to help get children everywhere into composting.

Susie is an illustrator and volunteer at the community allotment, her pictures have helped to bring the compost to life on the pages.

The A to Z has pictures drawn by Milford-on-Sea Primary School.